Onishchenko assessed the danger of infecting Russians with a "brain-eating amoeba"

Gennady Onishchenko, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an epidemiologist and former chief sanitary doctor of Russia, said that no cases of infection with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, which is also called "eating the brain," have been recorded in Russia.

In conversation with aif.ru On Friday, June 6, the specialist noted that the amoeba is not fixed in our climatic zone.

Meanwhile, Onishchenko called for caution, as Russians travel and, thus, are not completely protected from this amoeba. Due to the warming, it is also expanding its habitat.

Basically, you can get infected through water in a swimming pool or in open reservoirs when heated to 28-30 degrees.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been recording infections with this amoeba for several years. There have also been cases of infection in Europe.

Onishchenko added that infection with Naegleria fowleri amoeba is difficult because the brain no longer reacts when destroyed, and there is no characteristic clinical picture for this infection. kp.ru .

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At the end of March, it was reported that a one-year-old boy in Arkansas in the United States had become infected with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri. The child's well-being worsened after going to the water park: the boy's fever rose and nausea began, he notes 360.ru . He was urgently hospitalized, but it was not possible to save the little patient. Inspections showed that the water in the water park was poorly cleaned, insufficient amount of bleach was added.

In July last year, a man died in Israel after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. A 26-year-old man was hospitalized with symptoms of fever, headache and vomiting, writes RT.