There is a fear of spread of dangerous virus in Pakistan, the National Institute of Health has warned the provinces including the federal government.
The National Institute of Health has issued an advisory to federal and provincial health departments, water and sanitation agencies regarding Naegleria virus. In the advisory, it said that cases and deaths of the virus have been reported in Pakistan since 2008, and these cases are reported from various cities including Karachi. happened
Naegleria fowleri is an infection caused by a particular type of amoeba, high fever, headache, vomiting, sore throat are the symptoms of the virus, in its final clinical stage the patient goes into coma.
The advisory said that the CSF sample should be subjected to microscopy to confirm the dangerous virus, the water supply department should add fixed amount of chlorine to the water, due to high temperature in summer, poor chlorine in the water could cause the virus. can
According to the advisory, brain-eating amoeba is a free-living pathogen that occurs in freshwater environments.The virus is found in rivers, lakes, and hot springs.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the disease spreads widely in hot and polluted water, mostly in hot weather. The infection is caused by entering the nose with poorly chlorinated water. The infection causes widespread inflammation inside the brain and the infection. Delayed diagnosis can lead to death in 4 to 7 days. In 75 percent of cases of infection diagnosed after the patient has died, Naegleria cannot survive in clean, cold, chlorinated water.
In the advisory, the relevant institutions have been instructed to take care of the cleaning of water tanks and pipes. In the ongoing advisory, it has been said that chlorine should be added to the swimming pool water, citizens should not use the swimming pool without chlorine water. , empty and clean the urban mini bathtub daily
