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English: Naegleria fowleri has 3 stages in its life cycle: The number 1, ameboid trophozoites The number 2, flagellates, and The number 3 cysts. The only infective stage of the ameba is the ameboid trophozoite. Trophozoites are 10-35 µm long with a granular appearance and a single nucleus. The trophozoites replicate by binary division during which the nuclear membrane remains intact (a process called promitosis) The number 4. Trophozoites infect humans or animals by penetrating the nasal tissue The number 5 and migrating to the brain The number 6 via the olfactory nerves causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). |
| Date | 2000s |
| Source | https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/pathogen.html |
| Author | CDC |
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