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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
What is PAM and the Brain-Eating Amoeba? Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), often called the “brain-eating amoeba” infection, is a rare but extremely deadly disease caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri. This single-celled organism thrives in warm freshwater environments and can invade the human brain through the nasal passages, leading to rapid destruction of brain […]










