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  2. Amoebiasis - Wikipedia

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    Amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery, is an infection of the intestines caused by a parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. [3] [4] Amoebiasis can be present with no, mild, or severe symptoms. [2] Symptoms may include lethargy, loss of weight, colonic ulcerations, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea.

  3. Naegleriasis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms progress rapidly over around five days, and death usually results within one to two weeks of symptom onset. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] N. fowleri is typically found in warm bodies of fresh water , such as ponds, lakes, rivers and hot springs .

  4. Dysentery - Wikipedia

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    [1] [10] Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and a feeling of incomplete defecation. [2] [6] [11] Complications may include dehydration. [3] The cause of dysentery is usually the bacteria from genus Shigella, in which case it is known as shigellosis, or the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica; then it is called amoebiasis. [1]

  5. Naegleria fowleri - Wikipedia

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    Naegleria 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 .

  6. Dientamoebiasis - Wikipedia

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    As many individuals are asymptomatic carriers of D. fragilis, pathogenic and nonpathogenic variants are proposed to exist.A study of D. fragilis isolates from 60 individuals with symptomatic infection in Sydney, Australia, found all were infected with the same genotype, [4] which is the most common worldwide, but differed from the genotype first described from a North American isolate and ...

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  8. Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis - Wikipedia

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    The CNS symptoms depend on the part of the brain that is infected. Changes in behavior are an important sign. Other CNS signs may include seizures, focal neurologic signs, diplopia (double vision), cranial nerve palsies, ataxia, confusion, and personality changes. [1]

  9. 12-Year-Old Spent 22 Days in Coma with Brain-Eating Amoeba ...

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    12-Year-Old Spent 22 Days in Coma with Brain-Eating Amoeba from Swimming. She Tells Story of Survival (Exclusive) Danielle Jennings, Kali Hardig. August 13, 2024 at 1:30 PM.