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Briefly describe how humans are infected by Naegleria fowleri.
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Step 1: Naegleria fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating amoeba", exists in three forms in the environment: a free-living, ineffective amoebic trophozoite form, a motile flagellate form, and a resting cyst form. Show more…
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