Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Pak Man After He Went Swimming

[Sanjeev]

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) claimed the life of a 22-year-old man in Karachi, Pakistan, in an unusual incident that brought the total number of deaths this year to three, according to ARY News.

PAM is primarily a central nervous system disease brought on by Naegleria fowleri, also known as "brain-eating" amoeba.

Aurangzeb, on July 7, after having gone swimming and having a picnic at a farmhouse in Quaidabad with his friends, became ill. Aurangzeb began exhibiting symptoms the following day, including fever and nausea. On July 10, he was brought to the hospital, and on July 11, the virus was identified.

 

[Starmix]

I have read cases like that. That's the effect of a polluted water like sea river, ocean, stream, lake. There should be notice in that area of sea to avoid the same fate.

 

[Augusta]

This is why we need to always be careful of the water we get into to enjoy or relax. Not all are healthy and safe for the body.

 

[eLdavis]

Not every water you see out there you just go into to swim, we really need to be careful these days. And I hope others will see this and also learn from it as well.

 

[Starmix]

It also happened here though seldom but deadly. It successively happened in one of the famous beaches in Florida. Beaches like that should have a warning sign ' DANGER '.

 

[Sanjeev]

But how do you come to know that water is containing such germs which may be harmful. Are these amoeba found in fresh water also?

 

[Starmix]

But how do you come to know that water is containing such germs which may be harmful. Are these amoeba found in fresh water also?

It's found in a dirty water usually from flood but this kind of amoeba is different from the brain eating amoeba. The one's from dirty water causes severe diarrhea, stomach pain.