Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
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Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Parasitology
Protozoa
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Babesia
Giardia lamblia
Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis)
Cryptosporidium
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Leishmania
Worms
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Anisakis
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Trichinella spiralis
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Paragonimus westermani
Clonorchis sinensis
Schistosomes
Ectoparasites
Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
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Summary
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that can be pathogenic, causing a fulminant brain infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. It is often called "brain-eating amoeba" because it can destroy brain tissue and is usually fatal. This microorganism is typically found in bodies of warm freshwaters, such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and hot springs, and may gain access to the central nervous system through the nose and then the cribriform plate.
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