A Missouri man has died because of a brain-eating Amoeba. The person had a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, which is commonly known as brain-eating amoeba.
The resident had primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a life-threatening disease that is caused by the microscopic single-celled free-living ameba ‘Naegleria fowleri’. But the infection of Naegleria fowleri is rare but very deadly, according to health officials, who stated that in past 60 years 154 known cases of PAM were reported in the US.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
But out of 154, only four patients could survive, according to officials. A previous case of PAM was reported from Kansas in 2014 when a 9-year-old girl died from the infection.
The health department has refused to release the patient’s additional information citing that these cases are so incredibly rare and out of respect for the family.
Although a rare occurrence, people become infected by Naegleria fowleri when water containing the ameba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources. The Naegleria fowleri ameba then travels up the nose to the brain where it destroys the brain tissue, according to Fox4.
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