Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) - Deadly Waters

Authors

Morgan Hommel, Mississippi State University

Abstract

Naegleria fowleri Carter, is a protozoan that causes Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). Naegleria fowleri is also referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba", due to the fact that it destroys the brain when in contact. PAM is an extremely rare, yet fatal disease. Fewer than 5 percent of people that have had PAM have survived. PAM is in the United States as well as in underdeveloped countries, most recently Pakistan. PAM is avoidable, as long as the contaminated water does not enter the nostrils.

Recommended Citation

Hommel, Morgan (2016) "Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) - Deadly Waters," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol9/iss1/10