Скачать или смотреть 🧠 🦠 Case Study 185: Naegleria fowleri aka brain eating amoeba

🧠 🦠 Case Study 185: Naegleria fowleri aka brain eating amoeba

Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba. It enters through the nose, usually after swimming in warm freshwater, and travels along the olfactory nerve into the brain. Once there, it destroys brain tissue—fast. 🧬

🧊 Early symptoms mimic meningitis: fever, headache, nausea, stiff neck. But within days, neurological decline sets in—confusion, seizures, coma. Without rapid recognition and treatment, PAM is almost always fatal.

🧪 Treatment includes IV and intrathecal amphotericin B, miltefosine, dexamethasone, and hypothermia protocols. A few survivors exist—but survival is rare and depends on immediate diagnosis.

🧼 Prevention tips:
– Avoid forceful water entry into the nose
– Use distilled or boiled water in neti pots
– Avoid swimming in warm freshwater during peak summer heat

This case is tragic—but awareness can save lives.

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