Deadly ‘brain-eating’ microbe outbreak in Pakistan

[Bhai Zakir]

For how many years this "Deadly ‘brain-eating’ microbe" was present??

 

[IndoCarib]

More info on this is available on CDC website

CDC - Naegleria fowleri - Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

 

[solkahn]

This brain eating organism is a protozoa it enters the body through nasal mucosal membrane when it comes in to contact with fresh water of lakes ,streams,pools of stagnant fresh water used for swimming its a rare disease but its fatal just like rabies with 98% mortality rate and the drugs which do kill it are effective outside the body not inside E.g AMPHOTERICIN B
And can be found any where in the world forget geography NORTH - SOUTH POLE this is present warm fresh water
SO NO TREATMENT And NO VACCINE FOR THIS ORGANISM AS YET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Research is going on for the treatment but if anyone finds it ,Should get the NOBLE PRIZE !!!!!!!

 

[solkahn]

And if some body want to witness the Signs and symptoms watch season 2 last two episodes of HOUSE MD EUPHORIA 1 ,And EUPHORIA 2 great depiction of the disease manifestations and action drama :::::::::::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVED IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IndoCarib]

This brain eating organism is a protozoa it enters the body through nasal mucosal membrane when it comes in to contact with fresh water of lakes ,streams,pools of stagnant fresh water used for swimming its a rare disease but its fatal just like rabies with 98% mortality rate and the drugs which do kill it are effective outside the body not inside E.g AMPHOTERICIN B
And can be found any where in the world forget geography NORTH - SOUTH POLE this is present warm fresh water
SO NO TREATMENT And NO VACCINE FOR THIS ORGANISM AS YET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Research is going on for the treatment but if anyone finds it ,Should get the NOBLE PRIZE !!!!!!!

treatment is already there. It is Amphotericin B as per CDC website

 

[karan21]

This disease doesnt spread just on its own. Its not an epidemic. This is a disease that is always present in untreated water. Some children in Karachi are drinking untreated water and that needs to be checked. It will multiply and spread in streams. So this needs to be done as soon as possible.

 

[A.Rafay]

Government Should writing letter to Umbrella Corporation, They have anti-Virus injections, Well known for controlling brain eating epidemics across America, Hurry Up, in the meantime let me call my friends Alice, Leon And Ada!

 

[Thorough Pro]

Pakistan’s major city Karachi was struck by an outbreak of Naegleria fowleri, also known as ‘brain-eating amoeba.’ The deadly freshwater microbe kills 98 percent of those infected. The source of the infection has yet to be identified.

Stagnant /stale warm body of water. Probably people exposed to standing rain water. DO NOT let standing/stale water go in to your NOSE. There is no cure for this, everyon ewho gets infected dies with in 12/15 days. Her is what you can do to protect yourself

CDC - Naegleria fowleri - Prevention & Control

CDC - Naegleria fowleri - Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

 

[isro2222]

The big worry i am having is recently a similar virus spread in america.... question is who started it.... Spreading deadly virus is far easy way to control population than nuking them.... My friend something is going on.... Am trying to find out is it america or the aggresive greys including tall greys.... Did you heard what pleiadians have told? Pleiadians warned american goverment not to spread virus and disease around world.... i will do my best to find out who spreading this disease.... There were no disease like this before.... Now suddenly it poptout.... Something is not right.... i will update u all on it....

 

[livingdead]

This is scary stuff.

 

[Harry_Thomason]

Should we blame America for this?

US is also hit but this amoeba, same as a lot of other countries. For some reason Pakistan is cherry picked for the bad news.

 

[Thorough Pro]

This amoeba is found almost everywhere in the world including the western developed countries, Most common place is improperly maintained swimming pools. A number of people die in USA and Canada from these amoeba. Its not a contegious epidemic, it does not spread from one person to the other, even drinking infected water does notcause this disease. It spreads through this amoeba entering a persons nose.

Brain-Eating Amoeba In Tap Water Kills Two In Lousiana

 

[livingdead]

US is also hit but this amoeba, same as a lot of other countries. For some reason Pakistan is cherry picked for the bad news.

Last year some people died of Salmonella poisoning in europe and it was a massive news. This is much worse but just a small story in international news.

 

[solkahn]

CDC is telling that AMPHOTERICIN B works but clinical trials have proven it works outside the body not inside no treatment what so ever has been said or given doesn't work this bug is under research for treatment mainly the pathogenesis and how it evades the immune system from that they were able to knockout particular genes but that is still in the early stages hope to see a success full medicine showing up for this by the way they don,t even know how METRONIDAZOLE kills AMOEBA which causes blood stools (dysentry) now a days they assumed that it works by generating superoxide radicals which has not been 100 % proven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will take time for this b/c a rare disease

 

[Elmo]

Guys - Naegleria cases have been around, 1 to 2 every year.

Most cases are from people going into swimming pools in theme parks and farm houses where they do no drain the water.

It enters the brain from the cribrifom plate rather than through the posterior nose.

Best thing to do with be to avoid going to such places.

Mortality is extremely high because by the time the case is diagnosed, it has destroyed brain tissue at an extremely fast rate.