NAEGLERIA FOWLERI: Ameba, who eat brain, takes a person’s life, know these dangerous risks related to untreated water

News India Live, Digital Desk: An old 71-year-old woman died after being infected with a deadly brain-altitude amoeba called Negarria Foulri. According to the Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC), the woman had this rare bacteria when she was in her RV for nose irrigation. Using untreated tap water from the supply of, which is a method used to clean the nasal passage.

A few days after this exercise, he began to experience severe neurological symptoms, including fever, headache, confusion and seizures. Despite receiving early medical intervention, he died tragically eight days after the onset of symptoms. The CDC says that although this infection is extremely rare, it is fatal when infected. Between 1962 and 2023, 164 cases were registered, out of which only four people survived.

Negarria foulry A single-cell is an independent living amoeba and is generally known as ‘brain eating amoeba’. It causes a deadly infection in humans called Primary Amibic MeningoEsfelitis (PAM).

This organism thrives in a hot freshwater environment worldwide. It is also found in rivers, lakes, ponds, warm springs and even poorly made swimming pools or tap water, if it is not chlorized properly. It can also be found in soil.

How does it enter the human brain?

The virus enters the human brain when amoeba water enters the nose by force during activities such as swimming, divers or water skiing.

In this case, the woman used tap water for nasal irrigation, an ancient Ayurvedic method that is used to clean the nasal passage for relief from symptoms related to allergies, colds, flu, sinuses and other upper respiratory conditions.

Symptoms and treatment of ‘brain eating amoeba’

After coming in contact with amoeba, the symptoms usually begin within 1 to 12 days. The infection usually resembles a severe case of bacterial meningitis or flu. Initial symptoms include severe headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, neck stiffness, smell or a sense of taste.

As the infection deepens, confusion, not paying attention to the surrounding things, losing balance, seizures, hallucinations, coma etc. The mortality rate of this infection is 97 percent, in which people die within 1 to 18 days of appearance. Since the disease is rare and increases, its diagnosis is challenging and often occurs when the patient is already dead. Treatment is usually given to reduce symptoms, however, there is no highly effective drug for this.

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