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How to avoid being attacked by the 'brain-eating' amoeba

2020-09-29T17:44:57.001Z


The Texas authorities released a new case of the 'brain-eating' amoeba and here we tell you what you should do to avoid getting infected. Take note!


After the 'brain-eating' amoeba caused the death of a six-year-old, Texas Governor

Greg Abbott

issued a disaster alert for this single-celled parasite, which is typically found in warm, stagnant freshwaters like lakes and lakes. lagoons, and that can enter the body through the nose, according to the CDC. 

"The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support communities whose water systems have been affected by this amoeba," Abbott said in a news release. 

For this reason, the authorities alert the inhabitants to avoid nasal contact with water from taps and other sources, such as rivers, ponds, swimming pools, hot springs and canals.

While the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued an advisory for Lake Jackson and seven other communities not to use the water under any circumstances until the local system can be flushed out and determined to be safe.

The institution also urged people to avoid getting water through their noses when showering, washing their faces or swimming, and prohibited children from playing with hoses, sprinklers, or any device that can spray water through the nose.

She also recommended running the bathroom and shower faucets and hoses for five minutes before using them to flush the pipes.

And, according to CBS News, the boy's hospitalization was due to the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which was linked to two water sources with which he had played in late August before becoming ill: a water playground in Lake Jackson and a hose at his house.

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The 

Naegleria fowleri

, colloquially known as the amoeba 'eat brains' can cause an infection in the body that is often fatal.

N. fowleri inhabits bodies of warm fresh water, in sediments deposited at the bottom, where it usually finds food.

When these sediments are stirred, the amoeba moves with the water and, as a consequence, 

can be inhaled by someone who is swimming in the surroundings

.

Once in the nose, this parasite 

invades the olfactory nerves and travels to the brain

, where it feeds on nerve cells causing a dangerous condition called amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Although 

life-threatening

, N. fowleri infections are extremely rare.

In addition, because there are no tests to diagnose it or a specific treatment to combat it, specialists recommend being alert to any changes in the body because, according to the CDC, 

its symptoms begin to appear one to nine days

 after swimming or other exposure nasal water containing the Naegleria.

Its 

symptoms 

are divided into two stages:

First stage:

 severe frontal headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

Second stage:

 neck stiffness, seizures, altered mental state, hallucinations and coma.

Experts indicate that infected people die between one and 18 days after symptoms begin, therefore, they indicate that people who experience them should seek medical help immediately, because the disease progresses rapidly.

According to data from the aforementioned organization, only four people in the United States out of 145 have survived the infection from 1962 to 2018.

While the Texas Department of State Health Services notes that from 1983 to 2010 there were 28 deaths from Naegleria fowleri infections in Texas, an average of about one per year.

See also:

They issue an alert for amoeba "eat brains", these are their symptoms and how to avoid getting infected

Dies after contracting a "brain-eating" amoeba at a water park

Man dies after being infected with a terrifying "brain-eating" amoeba (VIDEO)

Related video: Deadly bacteria: Celebrities who were on the verge of death after contagion 

Source: telemundo

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