Posted on 12/26/2022 4:13:55 PM PST by nickcarraway
After the experience of Covid-19, many people may be sensitive to reports of a rare disease surfacing anywhere in the world.
So it won’t help matters that a South Korean man has recently passed away due to something known by the scary name of “brain-eating amoeba”.
He was the first case reported in the country.
Man had stayed in Thailand for 4 months In a press release on Monday (26 Dec), the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the case had returned to South Korea after staying in Thailand for four months.
He was a man in his 50s who had returned to the country on 10 Dec, according to the Korea Herald.
The South Korean citizen was admitted to hospital the next day after developing symptoms of meningitis.
He sadly passed away last Wednesday (21 Dec).
‘Brain-eating amoeba’ can cause brain infection when it goes up nose In hospital, the health authorities conducted tests for three types of pathogens that cause Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as “brain-eating amoeba”, KCDA said.
An amoeba is a single-celled living organism that lives in soil and water. It can enter the body by inhalation.
Naegleria fowleri is called the “brain-eating amoeba” because it can cause a brain infection when water containing it goes up one’s nose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Initial symptoms may include headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. Loss of language ability and neck stiffness may also be found in sufferers.
While KDCA said cases are rare worldwide, clinical awareness is important for early diagnosis and treatment.
That’s because symptoms progress quickly and are fatal after infection.
Only three people get infected in the United States (US) every year, but they usually pass away from it, the CDC said.
Thankfully, human-to-human transmission is not possible, KDCA said.
1st reported case in South Korea As for the deceased, the health authorities found that the gene sequence in his body was 99.6% similar to that in meningitis patients abroad.
Thus, they confirmed that he had passed away from the “brain-eating amoeba”.
His case is the first reported in South Korea.
The first-ever case of “brain-eating amoeba” was reported in the US state of Virginia in 1937.
Refrain from swimming in affected areas: KDCA To prevent infection from “brain-eating amoeba”, the KDCA advised the public to refrain from swimming in areas where the disease has been reported.
That’s because infection occurs frequently during swimming and leisure activities in lakes or rivers.
People should also take special care when travelling to areas where infections have been reported.
So far, it has been reported in the US, India, China, Thailand, Japan and now South Korea.
The US has had 54 infections from 1962 to 2021. Only four cases have survived.
It’s always something.
You say he became a Democrat?
Hopefully he wasn’t taking a train to Busan.
Thailand’s the key.
Thailand?
The man was in Thailand for four months.
but i guess they aren't actively fabricating a pandemic right now
but i guess they aren't actively fabricating a pandemic right now
Has Fauci declared this amoeba a successful “Proof of Concept”?
Democrats are safe. The ameoba starves to death.
I think that dfwgator was referring to a long running joke on FR.
First case? I’m surprised. This is the reason DisneyWorld banned all swimming on their beaches because they had ONE death from this back in 1980.
Thailand?
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One selfish bad amoeba can spoil the fun for everybody!
“Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the ameba enters the body through the nose. Infection is rare and typically occurs when people go swimming or diving in warm freshwater places, like lakes and rivers. Very rarely, infections have been reported when people submerge their heads, cleanse their noses during religious practices, or irrigate their sinuses (nose) using contaminated tap or faucet water. Naegleria fowleri can grow in pipes, hot water heaters, and water systems, including treated public drinking water systems. You cannot get infected from drinking water contaminated with Naegleria. You can only be infected when contaminated water goes up into your nose.”
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/prevention.html
Is this what Gates of hell is going to spring on us next? Because it can’t effect liberal sheep.
A lot of people do that sinus washing where they carefully pour water up their nose to slosh around in the nasal sinuses and are drained. I believe there were a few cases in u.s. when the water used was contaminated with the amoeba.
I would rather drink lots of water(if it would be ok, considering any condition I have) to dilute sinus secretions, rather than risk putting some bad stuff up my nose.
Eats brains? We’re pretty safe here.
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