New case of Naegleria reported in Karachi
It is the third case reported in Sindh during current year.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - A new case of Naegleria Fowleri, brain-eating amoeba, has been reported in Karachi on Friday. A 34-year-old patient Shoaib Ahmed was brought to a private hospital in critical condition.
It is the third case reported in Sindh during current year. According to hospital sources, Shoaib Ahmed who is a resident of Liaquatabad area has been placed on ventilator.
According to the researchers, Naegleria has a fatality rate of more than 98 percent. It is transmitted when contaminated water enters the body through the nose and cannot be passed person-to-person.
The amoeba travels from the nasal membranes to the brain. Symptoms are initially very mild, including a headache, stiff neck, fever and stomach pain. Death usually occurs five to seven days after infection.
