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Bookmark or Share- Naegleria fowleri - WikipediaNaegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a species of the genus Naegleria. It belongs to the phylum Percolozoa and is classified as an amoeboflagellate excavate, [1] an organism capable of behaving as both an amoeba and a flagellate.
- Brain-Eating Amoeba (Naegleria Fowleri): Symptoms & TreatmentsWhat is brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)? Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that lives throughout the world in warm and shallow bodies of fresh water, such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also lives in soil. It’s considered a free-living organism because it doesn’t need a host to live.
- What Causes Naegleria fowleri Infection - CDCNaegleria fowleri is an ameba that naturally lives in soil and fresh water. It can cause a rare but nearly always fatal brain infection if water containing it goes up the nose. An infection from Naegleria fowleri cannot be spread from one person to another.
- Brain-Eating Amoeba: What to Know - WebMDIts formal name is Naegleria fowleri. It usually lurks in warm freshwater bodies or untreated, contaminated waters. When it finds its way inside the human body, it causes a rare, yet deadly...
- About Naegleria fowleri Infections | Naegleria fowleri Infection | CDCNaegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba, a kind of one-celled organism that thrives in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is often called the "brain-eating ameba" because it can infect the brain and destroy brain tissue.
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