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What are some common diseases caused by amoeba?

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In the south and southwestern there are fresh water amoeba (Naegleria Fowleri )who live in warm water and can leave cysts in the brain if water goes up the nose, and given the right opportunities they will eat the brain using several poteases resulting in meningeoencelphalitis.. read more

Amoebiasis is also caused by amoebas, but the symptoms can be mild or even silent. Amoebic meningoencephalitis is a rare but terrible disease caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. In this disease, the amoebas attack the central nervous system. The first symptoms are the person's loss of the sense of smell. read more

The term"brain-eating amoeba" makes the amoeba sound like a tiny zombie stalking your skull. But brains are accidental food for them. According to the CDC, N. fowleri normally eats bacteria. read more

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