Alappuzha: A 15-year-old boy died of brain-eating amoeba, a rare disease. The deceased was Guruduth, son of Anil Kumar and Shalini, Maithara East, Panappally. He was undergoing treatment at Alappuzha Medical College since last Sunday.
The disease was first reported in Alappuzha Municipality area in 2017. After that, the same disease is being reported now.
Brain-eating amoeba or Naegleria fowleri is a non-parasitic free-living amoeba that enters the human body through the thin skin of the nose and infects the brain by bathing in drains or pools.
Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting. The DMO has informed that people should avoid bathing in springs and stagnant water during the onset of rains.
