warning
Description:
Some amoebae represent a threat to human health - they are the cause of an infection of the brain called amebic meningitis. Most of the forms which cause problems are known to favor warm waters - and the heated waters of Yellowstone present a heightened risk of infection - hence these informative signs to alert the public to the risks they take should they chose to swim in these waters.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Heterolobosea (lobose amoebae)
- Schizopyrenida
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Excavates (excavates)
- Discoba (Jakobids)
- Vahlkampfiidae
- Naegleria
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Source Information
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- cc-by-nc
- author
- David J Patterson
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- micro*scope
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