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'''Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis''' ('''PAM''', or '''PAME''') is a disease of the [[central nervous system]] caused by infection from ''[[Naegleria fowleri]]''.<ref name="pmid11425704">{{cite journal |author=Cabanes PA, Wallet F, Pringuez E, Pernin P |title=Assessing the risk of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from swimming in the presence of environmental Naegleria fowleri |journal=Appl. Environ. Microbiol. |volume=67 |issue=7 |pages=2927–31 |year=2001 |month=July |pmid=11425704 |pmc=92963 |doi=10.1128/AEM.67.7.2927-2931.2001 |url=http://aem.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11425704}}</ref><ref name="Sarica2009">{{cite pmid|19621290}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Protozoal diseases]] | [[Category:Protozoal diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Encephalitis]] | [[Category:Encephalitis]] | ||
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Overview
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM, or PAME) is a disease of the central nervous system caused by infection from Naegleria fowleri.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Cabanes PA, Wallet F, Pringuez E, Pernin P (2001). "Assessing the risk of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from swimming in the presence of environmental Naegleria fowleri". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67 (7): 2927–31. doi:10.1128/AEM.67.7.2927-2931.2001. PMC 92963. PMID 11425704. Unknown parameter
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