RT:
Pakistan’s capital city Karachi was struck by an outbreak of Naegleria fowleri, also known as ‘brain-eating amoeba.’ The deadly freshwater microbe kills 98 percent of those infected. The source of the infection has yet to be identified.
The amoeba is transmitted from contaminated water through the nasal cavity and travels to the brain, causing inflammation. Symptoms are initially mild, including headache, stiff neck, fever and stomach pain, but after five to seven days death is likely, as no treatment for the disease has been developed.
The ongoing outbreak has claimed 10 lives, including two children. The three most recent deaths occurred last week.
Some of the cases may not have been reported since many of the city’s 18 million residents are not familiar with the disease, Dr Musa Khan, head of the WHO’s Disease Early Warning System in Pakistan said on Tuesday.
……Another possible source of the outbreak is the water in mosques for Muslim ablution rituals. Most mosques use underground aquifers.
Al’amaan Alhafeez!!! May Allah have mercy on Pakistan and Pakistanis and show them the path to seek his pleasure.Amen
It is so scary. May God our Lord the Gracious The Merciful have Mercy on this Nation. Amen again.
اے خاصہء خاصان رسل وقت دعا ہے
امت پہ تیری آ کے عجب وقت پڑا ہے
وہ دین ہوئی بزم جہاں جس سے چراغاں
اب اس کی مجالس میں نہ بتی نہ دیا ہے
جس دین کے مدعو تھے کبھی سیزرو کسریٰ
پردیس میں وہ آج غریب الغرباء ہے
جو دین کہ تھا شرک سے عالم کا نگہبان
اب اس کا نگہبان اگر ہے تو خدا ہے
فریاد ہے اے کشتی ء امت کے نگہباں
بیڑہ یہ تباہی کے قریب آن لگا ہے
تدبیر سنبھلنے کی ہماری نہیں کوئی
ہاں ایک دعا تیری کہ مقبول خدا ہے
کرحق سے دعاا مت مرحوم کے حق میں
خطروں میں بہت جس کا جہاز آ کے لگا ہے