Synopsis: Protests are part of life in Kerala, and the police using water cannons to disperse crowds are not new. However, with a spike in Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis caused by the brain-eating amoeba, concerns have been raised over the water used to control crowds.

A new fear has gripped the anti-government protesters in Kerala — and the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is not amused.

Activists of the opposition parties are used to police lathi-charge, stun grenades, and water cannons. The protesters now fear that they are facing a threat from a unicellular organism, the Naegleria fowleri .

With Kerala facing a spike in Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), the protesters are worried that the deadly brain-eating amoeba could be transmitted through water used in the

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