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2 More Die Of Rare Brain Infection In Kerala
Two people, including a three-month-old infant, have died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection, while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, health officials said on Monday.
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US Man Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection After Water Skiing
The individual likely contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
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Nine-Year-Old Kerala Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health officials in this north Kerala district confirmed on Saturday.
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US Woman Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Using Tap Water For Nasal Rinse
The woman began showing symptoms such as fever, headache, and confusion within four days of using the nasal rinse.
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4th Case Of Rare-But-Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Reported In Kerala
Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala.
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Third Victim In Kerala: How To Prevent Infection
A 14-year-old boy in Kerala's Kozhikode has died from a rare brain infection. The boy, Mridul, contracted the Naegleria fowleri infection caused by a free-living amoeba after swimming in a contaminated pond, reported news agency PTI.
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Kerala Boy Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba After Dip In Pond
A 14-year-old boy died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, at a private hospital in Kerala, according to state health officials.
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Kerala Boy, 12, Infected By Brain-Eating Amoeba, 3rd Case Since May
A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being t
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US Man Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba, Naegleria Fowleri
Prior to this case, there have been five other cases of Naegleria fowleri reported in Georgia since 1962.
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Kerala Teenager Killed By Rare Brain Infection Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water
Doctors said that the main symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, vomiting, and seizures.
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Rare Brain Disease Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water Reported In Kerala
A case of a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoebae living in contaminated waters was reported in the coastal district of Alappuzha in Kerala, a government release said on Friday.
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US Child Dies Of Naegleria Fowleri Infection: 5 Points On 'Brain-Eating Amoeba'
A child in United States' Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, according to a report in ABC News. If confirmed, this will be the first such case in Nebraska, the outlet further said.
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Ailing Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Treated for 'Water on the Brain'
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been treated for "water on the brain" and a chest infection, the palace revealed in a rare statement, amid public concern over the health of the world's longest serving monarch.
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2 More Die Of Rare Brain Infection In Kerala
Two people, including a three-month-old infant, have died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection, while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, health officials said on Monday.
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US Man Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection After Water Skiing
The individual likely contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
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Nine-Year-Old Kerala Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health officials in this north Kerala district confirmed on Saturday.
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US Woman Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Using Tap Water For Nasal Rinse
The woman began showing symptoms such as fever, headache, and confusion within four days of using the nasal rinse.
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4th Case Of Rare-But-Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Reported In Kerala
Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala.
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Third Victim In Kerala: How To Prevent Infection
A 14-year-old boy in Kerala's Kozhikode has died from a rare brain infection. The boy, Mridul, contracted the Naegleria fowleri infection caused by a free-living amoeba after swimming in a contaminated pond, reported news agency PTI.
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Kerala Boy Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba After Dip In Pond
A 14-year-old boy died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, at a private hospital in Kerala, according to state health officials.
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Kerala Boy, 12, Infected By Brain-Eating Amoeba, 3rd Case Since May
A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being t
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US Man Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba, Naegleria Fowleri
Prior to this case, there have been five other cases of Naegleria fowleri reported in Georgia since 1962.
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Kerala Teenager Killed By Rare Brain Infection Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water
Doctors said that the main symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, vomiting, and seizures.
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Rare Brain Disease Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water Reported In Kerala
A case of a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoebae living in contaminated waters was reported in the coastal district of Alappuzha in Kerala, a government release said on Friday.
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US Child Dies Of Naegleria Fowleri Infection: 5 Points On 'Brain-Eating Amoeba'
A child in United States' Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, according to a report in ABC News. If confirmed, this will be the first such case in Nebraska, the outlet further said.
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Ailing Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Treated for 'Water on the Brain'
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been treated for "water on the brain" and a chest infection, the palace revealed in a rare statement, amid public concern over the health of the world's longest serving monarch.
