State health officials said on Wednesday that a person in Missouri has been hospitalized after a brain -eater Ameba contract, possibly after the water skiing at the Lake Ozarks, the state health officials said on Wednesday.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said that the patient was not identified, which is being treated in an intensive care unit for the infection of Neglaria Foulri Amiba. Public health officials are still investigating the source of infection, but the health department said that the patient became ill after being in the lake.
According to the park’s website, two public beaches are open for visitors in the lake of Ozarks State Park. The Health Department did not say which beach the patient went to.
Health officials say that while Naegleria Fowleri organism is common in warm freshwater, this happens when water is forced to the nose and is able to cross into the brain, which can be that it can happen Entertaining freshwater activities,
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said that between 1962 and 2024, 167 Palm cases have been reported in the United States.
Last month, 12 -year -old like a car South died in Carolina after being infected. South Carolina Department of Public Health said that this was the first known case in the state since 2016.
Like a family Later, while talking about his son’s death publicly, he said that “he does not want anyone else to happen to anyone else.”
To reduce the risk of infection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If you are jumping or diving in fresh water or placing your head on top of water in hot springs, hold your nose or wear a nose clip. Signs of infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, a severe headache, hard neck, seizures, changed mental state and hallucinations.
You cannot swallow infected water or infection from anyone else infected with a Naegleria Fowlili.
