Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), also known as naegleriasis, is an almost invariably fatal infection of the brain by the free-living protozoan Naegleria fowleri. Symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, a stiff neck, confusion, hallucinations and seizures.

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