What is Acanthamoeba infection?

What is Acanthamoeba infection?

• Acanthamoeba infection: Infection with a microscopic, free-living ameba that is readily found in the environment - soil, air and water. Most people exposed to the ameba will not become infected but when infections do occur, they tend to affect the eyes, central nervous system or can cause widespread infection throughout the body.

Acanthamoeba infection is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Acanthamoeba infection, or a subtype of Acanthamoeba infection, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Acanthamoeba infection: Introduction

How serious is Acanthamoeba infection?

Complications of Acanthamoeba infection: see complications of Acanthamoeba infection

What are the symptoms of Acanthamoeba infection?

Symptoms of Acanthamoeba infection: see symptoms of Acanthamoeba infection

Complications of Acanthamoeba infection: see complications of Acanthamoeba infection

Acanthamoeba infection: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Acanthamoeba infection.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Acanthamoeba infection.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Acanthamoeba infection: see treatments for Acanthamoeba infection
Research for Acanthamoeba infection: see research for Acanthamoeba infection

Name of Acanthamoeba infection

Main name of condition: Acanthamoeba infection

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