Amoebic meningoencephalitis confirmed in four more in TVM after youth dies
Akhil, who had a fever 10 days before his death on July 23, also experienced severe headaches, according to his relatives.
Akhil, who had a fever 10 days before his death on July 23, also experienced severe headaches, according to his relatives.
Akhil, who had a fever 10 days before his death on July 23, also experienced severe headaches, according to his relatives.
Amoebic meningoencephalitis has been confirmed in four persons in Thiruvananthapuram after a youth died of a rare infection of the central nervous system caused by amoeba. It is the first time a group of people in the same locality in Thiruvananthapuram have been diagnosed with the disease.
The four natives of Kannaravila near Nellimood in Kanjiramkulam had developed a high fever after swimming in the same water from which the Akhil (Appu, 27), had been infected. Akhil, who had a fever 10 days before his death on July 23, also experienced severe headaches, according to his relatives.
Those undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital are Anish (26) from Plavarathala, Achu (25) from Poothamcode, and Harish (27), and Dhanush (26) from Bodhinagar.
Ten years ago, Akhil suffered a serious head injury after falling from a tree and was treated with surgery at Kolanchery Malankara Medical College Hospital. His relatives sought treatment at the same hospital to determine if his recent symptoms were related to the old injury. He died in the intensive care unit of the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Doctors confirmed that his death was due to a brain infection.
Akhil and the others had bathed in Kavinkulam near Kannaravila in the Athiyannoor panchayat. Bathing in the pond is now strictly prohibited as per health department instructions, and a notice board has been erected to inform the public.