AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS

Course overview

AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS IS A RARE BUT LETHAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION CAUSED BY FREE-LIVING AMOEBAE FOUND IN FRESHWATER, LAKES, AND RIVERS. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS, NAMELY PRIMARY MENINGOENCEPHALITIS (PAM) AND GRANULOMATOUS AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS (GAE). THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM AND DESCRIBES THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS, ITS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND HIGHLIGHTS MEASURES OF PREVENTION.