(METROPOLITAN) Naegleria claims another life in Karachi.

KARACHI -- The Naegleria fowleri, brain-eating amoeba, has claimed the life of another patient in Karachi, health dept said on Monday.

According to the health department, 45-year-old Adnan, a resident of New Karachi in the port city died due to Naegleria.

The Sindh health department further said chlorination is the key method to kill the germ and keep the life-taking disease at bay.

Another way is to use boiled water while cleaning the nose as the germ enters through the nasal cavity of its victim and attacks the brain.

The provincial health...

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