Naegleria claims another life in Karachi, toll rises to three
Pakistan
This was the third death reported in Karachi during the ongoing year because of the disease.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Naegleria has claimed another life in Karachi on Thursday. According to Sindh Health Department, this was the third death reported in Karachi during the ongoing year because of the disease.
Sindh Health Department said a 38-year-old man, a resident of Banaras area of Karachi, died of the disease on Thursday.
According to the researchers, Naegleria has a fatality rate of more than 98 percent. It is transmitted when contaminated water enters the body through the nose and cannot be passed person-to-person.
The amoeba travels from the nasal membranes to the brain. Symptoms are initially very mild, including a headache, stiff neck, fever and stomach pain. Death usually occurs five to seven days after infection.
