4 hit by amoebic disease
Kochi: Cases of Amaebic meningoencephalitis are increasing in Kozhikode 7 year old boy contracting it in Thamarassery, media reports said.His 9 year old sister had died due to the disease caused byNaegleria fowleri, commonly called the “brain-eating amoeba”.A test conducted on the boy confirmed that he was infected with the disease.Treatment has been started for …