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Amoebic meningitis



Amoebic meningitis is a usually fatal but rare disease that is usually found in tropical countries where the fresh water temperature exceeds 30°C.

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Cause

Amoebic meningitis is caused by amoeba, an unicellular organism found in warm fresh water, entering through the nose of a person, perhaps when s/he dips her/his head underwater.

It is caused by all types of amoebas.

Incubation

The incubation period is usually between 3 to 7 days.

See also

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

References

  • Manson's Tropical Diseases
  • Mandell's Principles and Practices of Infection Diseases or *this site
  • Cecil Textbook of Medicine
  • The Oxford Textbook of Medicine
  • Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
  • Fact Sheet CDC - Naegelia


 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Amoebic_meningitis". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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