Kerala Doctors Achieve First Successful Dual Infection Recovery

A boy in Kerala, India, has become the first in the world to survive two dangerous brain infections at the same time.

He had amoebic meningoencephalitis, caused by an amoeba from water, and an Aspergillus infection, caused by a common fungus.

Doctors used surgery and several medicines to save him.

The government's treatment guidelines helped, as these infections usually have a very high death rate.

Kerala is also working to prevent these infections by chlorinating water sources and educating people.