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Naegleria fowleri is a eukaryotic protist that can be found in soil, air and water around the world except Antarctica. It enters the human body through the nose and travels to the brain, where it consumes brain cells. This causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which has over a 90% mortality rate. N. fowleri has three life stages - cyst, trophozoite, and flagellate - and can switch between these depending on environmental conditions to survive. PAM symptoms include headache, fever and seizures, a

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