A young woman died of amoebic encephalitis in Kozhikode. A 39-year-old woman from Koyilandy died of the disease. The young woman died this morning after being treated in the ICU of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital for the past one month. The young woman was given 5 drugs brought from abroad. Health workers are investigating the causes of the infection, including how it occurred.
Studies have shown that amoebic encephalitis can occur in two forms. They are primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which causes the disease to worsen suddenly, and granulomas amoebic encephalitis, which causes the disease to worsen slowly. The mortality rate is 95 percent to 100 percent.
Amoebic encephalitis is not spread from one person to another. This amoeba can be found in all artificially stagnant water sources, including swimming pools. Therefore, it is essential that all stagnant water sources used by the public be properly chlorinated and cleaned according to protocol.
