ORGANISM 5 -- Naegleria fowleri
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: None.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Europe, and America.
PATHOGENESIS: Primary amebic meningoencepha (PAM).
HABITAT: Usually free living; the meninges in man.
INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.
RESERVOIR HOST: None known.
INFECTED FORM: Biflagellated trophozoite.
MODE OF INFECTION: Active penetration through the nostrils.
LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:
SPECIMEN SOURCE: Cerebral spinal fluid.
Figure 1-13. Life cycle of Naegleria fowleri.
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