*Symptoms: Initial symptoms of Naegleria fowleri start about 5 days (range 1 to 7 days) after infection. The initial symptoms may include headache, fever, nausea, or vomiting. Later symptoms can include stiff neck, confusion, lack of attention to people and surroundings, loss of balance, seizures, and hallucinations. After the start of symptoms, the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within about 5 days (range 1 to 12 days). *Cure: Miltefosine and Therapeutic hypothermia. Center for Disease Control (CDC) now has a supply of miltefosine for treatment of Naegleria fowleri infection. If you are a clinician and have a patient with suspected Naegleria or other free-living amoeba infection, please contact the CDC Emergency Operations Center at 770-488-7100 to consult with a CDC expert regarding the use of this drug and treatment, for best results recommended treatment within 36 hours after infected, or it could be fatal.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:41:48 +0000
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