The causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis is:: (A) Endolimax nana, (B) Dientamoeba fragilis, (C) Naegleria fowleri, (D) Entamoeba histolytica
Answer is C. (C) Naegleria fowleri # Human infection of naegleria comes from water containing the amoebae and usually follows swimming or diving in ponds.> Patients are mostly previously healthy young adults and children.> The amoebae invade the nasal mucosa, pass through the olfactory nerve and initiate an acute meningitis and encephalitis (primary amoebic meningoencephalitis).