, Sept. 18 -- The troubling surge of the free-living microbe infamously called the brain-eating amoeba is casting a shadow of deadly threat across Kerala in India. Once spotted mainly in a few districts such as Kozhikode and Malappuram, infections are now surfacing more widely. The organism heightens concern among doctors and health officials. Its characteristics, equal parts scientific fact and public dread, stem from the severe infection it can trigger once it reaches the brain. Let's take a closer look at how this elusive brain-eating amoeba spreads and outline the key causes, symptoms, and treatments .

What is Brain-eating Amoeba: How It Spreads

A rare but devastating brain infection, Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), is ca...