A Georgia resident has died from a rare “brain-eating amoeba,” the state’s well being division confirmed final Wednesday.
The resident seemingly grew to become contaminated whereas swimming in a freshwater lake or pond in Georgia, the well being division mentioned.
“Naegleria fowleri” is a rare an infection that destroys mind tissue, inflicting mind swelling and often demise. The amoeba lives in soil and heat, freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds and sizzling springs. It will not be found in salt water and isn’t found in correctly handled ingesting water and swimming swimming pools.
Officials didn’t say the place the sufferer was contaminated. Nor did officers launch any further details about the sufferer. This is the sixth case of the an infection in Georgia since 1962.
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Under a magnification of 125X, this photomicrograph of a mind tissue specimen depicts the cytoarchitectural modifications related to a free-living, Naegleria fowleri, amebic an infection. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
People can turn out to be contaminated when water containing the amoeba goes up an individual’s nostril. It can’t infect folks if swallowed and isn’t unfold from individual to individual.
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“The amoeba is naturally occurring, and there is no routine environmental test for Naegleria fowleri in bodies of water; and because it is very common in the environment, levels of the amoebas that naturally occur cannot be controlled,” well being officers mentioned. “The location and number of amoebas in the water can vary over time within the same body of water.”
FILE- “Naegleria fowleri” lives in soil and heat, freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds, and sizzling springs. (Google Maps)
Symptoms of an an infection embody extreme headache, fever, nausea and vomiting and progress to a stiff neck, seizures and coma that may result in demise. Symptoms begin about 5 days after an infection however can begin anyplace from 1 to 12 days after an infection. Symptoms progress quickly and may trigger demise inside 5 days.
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People who select to swim can scale back their danger of an infection by limiting the quantity of water that goes up their nostril. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends not leaping or diving into our bodies of contemporary water, in addition to holding your nostril shut and holding your head above water.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
