{"id":7717,"date":"2024-08-15T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7717"},"modified":"2024-08-15T13:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:49:28","slug":"woman-tragically-dies-after-catching-brain-eating-amoeba-from-indoor-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7717","title":{"rendered":"Woman tragically dies after catching brain-eating amoeba from indoor pool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It marked Taiwan\u2019s first death from the amoeba in 12 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A 30-year-old woman has died after catching a brain-eating amoeba from an indoor swimming pool.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case was reported in northern Taiwan in the summer of 2023 at the New Taipei City indoor water park, where it\u2019s believed the young woman contracted Naegleria fowleri, a microbial organism that\u00a0is fatal in 97 percent of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She\u2019s believed to have been learning how to surf in a wave pool where water got up her nose, allowing the\u00a0organism\u00a0to seep through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltc24572846bfa90b6\/66bd57e805b8dce3d2ba531e\/Screenshot_2024-08-14_at_21.20.00.png\" alt=\"Health officials quickly began testing the water. (New Taipei City Department of Health)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health officials quickly began testing the water. (New Taipei City Department of Health)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the most common way people are infected with the amoeba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Tseng Shu-huai shared in a news briefing in Taiwan that traces of N. fowleri were found in the woman and that she died from meningitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She suffered from seizures, headaches, a fever, and a stiffness in her neck and shoulders six days before she passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blte452759ee89d2e58\/66bd580f9432d13292c5a98f\/ameoba.jpg\" alt=\"Traces of the amoeba were found in the water. (New Taipei City Department of Health)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traces of the amoeba were found in the water. (New Taipei City Department of Health)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The water park was subsequently tested for the amoeba with results finding that there was too little chlorine in the water to kill the organism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also found traces of the amoeba in a puddle in the park\u2019s basement, with\u00a0health\u00a0officials saying it could have spread from there to the pools through the staffs\u2019 shoe wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N. fowleri thrives in warm freshwater environments and can infect swimmers by entering through the nose and traveling up to the brain where it destroys tissue and ultimately causes a swelling that leads to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt95c7447d4b8644ef\/66bd5835b9dbdaec4a32f6a9\/ameoba.webp\" alt=\"The infection is fatal in over 97 percent of cases. (Shutterstock)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The infection is fatal in over 97 percent of cases. (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the CDC, the infection has an incredibly high fatality rate of over 97 percent, with only four people ever surviving it out of\u00a0154 known infections in the United States\u00a0from 1962 to 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marked Taiwan\u2019s first death from N. fowleri in 12 years,\u00a0per\u00a0Taipei Times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It marked Taiwan\u2019s first death from the amoeba in 12 years A 30-year-old woman has died after catching a brain-eating amoeba from an indoor swimming pool. 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