[NAEGLERIA FOWLERI AMOEBA MENINGITIS - REVIEW AND UPDATE]

Abstract

Naegleria fowleri is an amphizoic, thermophilic, flagellate amoeba, also known as the brain eating amoeba. It can survive in water, soil, and mostly in the human host's central nervous system. It thrives in fresh water and a hot climate. Naegleria fowleri causes infection in children as well as adults, following aspiration of fresh water into the nostrils. It causes a deadly infection called primary meningoencephalitis [PAM]. PAM is more common in developing countries; a few cases occurred in developed countries such as the USA, and even in Israel.