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Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Third Victim In Kerala: How To Prevent Infection
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People infected usually fall into a coma and die about five days after symptoms start, the health agency said.
A 14-year-old boy in Kerala's Kozhikode has died from a rare brain infection. The boy, Mridul, contracted the Naegleria fowleri infection caused by a free-living amoeba after swimming in a contaminated pond, reported news agency PTI.
This marks the third such fatality in Kerala since May 21, when a 5-year-old girl from Malappuram died of the infection. Shortly after, a 13-year-old girl from Kannur also contracted the infection and died on June 25.
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