Health JUL 25, 2024
Israeli boy hospitalized with suspected brain-eating amoeba
The boy is sedated and on a respirator at Ziv Medical Center in Safed
A 10-year-old Israeli has been hospitalized with encephalitis suspected of being caused by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The boy is sedated and on a respirator at Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
Lab tests were being conducted for Naegleria fowleri, which thrives in waters ranging from 35 to 42 degrees Celsius (95 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit) and infects humans only in rare cases.
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