Basic Summary for Acanthamoeba
Main name of condition: Acanthamoeba
What is Acanthamoeba?
Brief description of Acanthamoeba: Several conditions from infection with ameba.
Parent types of Acanthamoeba: Bacterial diseases
Types of Acanthamoeba: Acanthamoeba eye infections, Acanthamoeba skin infections, Acanthamoeba systemic infections, Acanthamoeba CNS infections, Acanthamoeba culbertsoni, Acanthamoeba polyphaga, Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba healyi, Acanthamoeba astronyxis, Acanthamoeba hatchetti, Acanthamoeba rhysodes
Who gets Acanthamoeba?
Profile for Acanthamoeba: Infections caused by Acanthamoeba spp. occur more frequently in people with compromised immune systems or those who are chronically ill.1
How serious is Acanthamoeba?
Complications of Acanthamoeba: see complications of Acanthamoeba
What causes Acanthamoeba?
Causes of Acanthamoeba: Acanthamoeba can enter the skin through a cut, wound, or through the nostrils. Once inside the body, amebas can travel to the lungs and through the bloodstream to other parts of the body, especially the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).1
Class of Condition for Acanthamoeba: bacterial
Causes of Acanthamoeba: see causes of Acanthamoeba
Risk factors for Acanthamoeba: see risk factors for Acanthamoeba
What are the symptoms of Acanthamoeba?
Symptoms of Acanthamoeba: see symptoms of Acanthamoeba
Can anyone else get Acanthamoeba?
More information: see contagiousness of Acanthamoeba
How is it treated?
Treatments for Acanthamoeba: see treatments for Acanthamoeba
Prevention of Acanthamoeba: see prevention of Acanthamoeba
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Acanthamoeba Infection: DPD
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