Four-year-old boy cured of amoebic meningoencephalitis; second person in India to be cured of infection

KOZHIKODE: The four-year-old boy, who was under treatment in Kozhikode for amoebic meningoencephalitis, has been cured and left the hospital. The four-year-old is the second person in India to survive amoebic meningoencephalitis.
On July 13, the boy, a native of Kozhikode, was admitted to a private hospital with symptoms of high fever and headache. Treatment was started after the expert examination confirmed that the child had amoebic meningoencephalitis. The PCR test confirmed that it was an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba. The boy's fluids returned to normal on the eighth day of treatment. The child was under treatment for 24 days.
14-year-old Afghan Jasim, a native of Thikkodi, who was undergoing treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, was cured on July 22. This was also the first case of a survivor of amoebic meningoencephalitis in India.

At the same time, Health Minister Veena George directed to form a medical board to ensure further treatment for those suffering from amoebic encephalitis in Thiruvananthapuram. Treatment is given by preparing a special SOP.
Do not bathe or wash your face in water that is contaminated with algae, bathing animals, or from contaminated ponds. People who have undergone nose surgery, head injury and those who have undergone head surgery should take special care. People who inhale pool water or steam directly into their nose are also more likely to get this disease.
Apart from the deceased, six people in Thiruvananthapuram have been confirmed to have amoebic meningoencephalitis. The Department of Health's investigation into how the first patient contracted the disease is what led to the discovery of others who may have contracted the disease. As soon as they showed symptoms such as headache and pain in the back of the neck, the Health department was able to collect their spinal fluid samples and conduct a test to confirm the disease and ensure treatment. Two people are suspected of having the disease. Their samples have been tested. All but one of them were people who came into contact with the water in a mossy pond in various ways. Efforts are being made to trace the source of this man's disease.