Brain-eating amoeba facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Naegleria fowleri |
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| Different stages of Naegleria fowleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: |
Percolozoa
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Heterolobosea
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Schizopyrenida
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| Family: |
Vahlkampfiidae
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| Genus: |
Naegleria
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N. fowleri
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| Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970)
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Naegleria fowleri is a free-living form of protist typically found in warm fresh water, from 25–35 degrees Celsius. It belongs to a group called the Percolozoa or Heterolobosea.
N. fowleri can invade and attack the human nervous system; although this occurs rarely, such an infection will nearly always result in the death of the victim.
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Biotic phases: cyst, trophozoite, flagellate
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Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, closed for bathing since 1978 due to presence of N. fowleri
See also
In Spanish: Naegleria fowleri para niños
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