Do You Know How Brain-Eating Amoeba Enters The Brain?
Naegleria fowleri typically enters the body through the nose when contaminated water is forcefully inhaled. This can happen during activities like swimming, diving, or using a neti pot for nasal irrigation. Once inside the nasal passages, the amoeba travels along the olfactory nerve to the brain.
Jul 11, 2024, 12:56 PM ISTDNA: Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Lives of Children in Kerala
In Kerala, a rare and deadly brain infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has emerged, resulting in the deaths of several children. The infection, known as amoebic meningoencephalitis, is contracted through contaminated water and attacks the brain tissue. Since May, four cases have been reported, with three fatalities.
Jul 07, 2024, 00:16 AM ISTBigger Kidney Stones Can Be Caused by Paan Masala: Experts
Experts at a urology conference at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have said that consumption of polluted ground water and paan masala may cause large kidney stones (over 2 cm).
Mar 17, 2024, 13:51 PM IST
Raichur, Karnataka: Infant Dies, More Than 30 Ill Due To Contaminated Water, Siddaramaiah Govt Takes BIG ACTION
JD(S) MLA Kariyamma Nayak of Devadurga constituency stated that information has been collected from concerned gram panchayats and she will initiate action against the guilty.
May 27, 2023, 22:21 PM IST2 dead, over 40 fall ill after drinking contaminated water on Diwali in Karnataka
Two persons died and more than 40 are being treated at a hospital after allegedly drinking contaminated water in the Shahapura taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka.
Oct 26, 2022, 14:54 PM ISTKarnataka: 3 die after drinking contaminated water in Raichur district, Chief Minister orders probe
CM Basavaraj Bommai has ordered a probe on the incident by the Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board's Chief Enginner.
Jun 06, 2022, 15:28 PM ISTSix dead in Karnataka district after drinking contaminated water, administration on high alert
The district administration has stationed two ambulances in the village to shift patients quickly to hospitals.
Oct 04, 2021, 18:43 PM ISTMoss that can remove lead from water identified
Knowing where the lead accumulates is important for understanding how it occurs and for developing the most efficient phytoremediation.
Jan 23, 2018, 18:35 PM ISTNew paper test can identify contaminated water
The device is easy-to-use and transport, weighing less than one gramme.
Jan 18, 2018, 18:32 PM ISTIced tea consumption linked to increase in cholera risk in endemic countries
Patients with cholera were also more likely to always put ice in their water and to use sedimented river water for drinking, bathing, cooking, and brushing their teeth.
Apr 14, 2017, 23:05 PM ISTOver 80% Pakistanis drink contaminated water
Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer told the Senate on Tuesday that the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) had conducted various water quality monitoring projects in the country and said 69 per cent to 82 per cent water samples collected from 2,807 villages in 24 districts were found contaminated or unsafe for drinking, Dawn online reported.
50 taken ill in Rajasthan after drinking contaminated water
On receiving information about the incident, a rapid response team was sent to the spot.
May 11, 2016, 02:20 AM ISTJaundice outbreak: Himachal HC provides interim relief
It was reported media that Ashwani Khad water treatment station, which supplies water to one-third of Shimla's population, is highly contaminated.
Feb 25, 2016, 17:25 PM IST