Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that inhabits warm fresh water and soil. Naegleria fowleri causes a deadly infection in humans known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.
While infections of Naegleria fowleri have happened all over the world, over half of the infections have occurred in the United States.1
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Naegleria Fowleri Infection Symptoms and Complications
Citations
- eMedicine: Naegleria
References
Fast Facts
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Fact:
An amoeba
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Typically found in warm fresh water
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Causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in humans
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2002-2004
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Estimated fatality rate
95%1
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Males more often contract it than females<sup>[http
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Primarily affects children and young adults<sup>[http
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