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Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri ... the nose → 5) Amebae ... nasal mucosa 6) Amebae ... Amebiasis #Naegleria #fowleri
AMEABE

#ameabe #parasitology #medstudent #CEM #diagnosis
AMEABE #ameabe
Taxonomy of Protozoa
 - Amoebae
 - Flagellates
 - Ciliates
 - Sporozoans

Dr. Natalie Marshall, PhD @MicrobeNat

#Protozoa #Taxonomy
of Protozoa - Amoebae
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
• Naegleria fowleri
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
meningoencephalitis: Naegleria fowleri
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
3) Mitosis 4) Amebae
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
3) Mitosis 4) Amebae
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
spread - CSF - Ameba
Bilateral Retinal Detachments - Ocular POCUS
Never expected to find bilateral retinal detachments in a young man
ultrasound perpetually amaze