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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections

Definitions
Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the former subkingdom known as protozoa. The central nervous system may be the primary or secondary site of protozoal infection. These diseases may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts.
Synonyms
Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis
Protozoal Infections, Cerebral
Cerebral Protozoal Infection
Infections, Protozoal, Central Nervous System
Meningoencephalitides, Primary Amebic
Protozoal Infection, CNS
Meningoencephalitis, Amebic
Meningoencephalitides, Naegleria fowleri
Infection, CNS Protozoal
Infections, CNS Protozoal
Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitides
Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Primary
Protozoal Meningoencephalitides
Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitides
CNS Protozoal Infection
Protozoal Infections, CNS
Naegleria fowleri Infections
Infection, Cerebral Protozoal
Meningoencephalitides, Balamuthia mandrillaris
Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Amebic Meningoencephalitides, Primary
Protozoal Infections, Central Nervous System
Amebic Meningoencephalitides
Sappinia diploidea Meningoencephalitis
Infection, Central Nervous System, Protozoal
Naegleria fowleri Infection
Sappinia diploidea Meningoencephalitides
Cerebral Protozoal Infections
Meningoencephalitis, Balamuthia mandrillaris
Meningoencephalitides, Acanthamoeba
Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitis
Balamuthia mandrillaris CNS Infection
Meningoencephalitis, Protozoal
Protozoal Meningoencephalitis
Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis
Protozoal Infection, Cerebral
Meningoencephalitides, Amebic
CNS Protozoal Infections
Meningoencephalitides, Sappinia diploidea
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis, Sappinia diploidea
Meningoencephalitides, Protozoal
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitides
Meningoencephalitis, Acanthamoeba
Meningoencephalitis, Naegleria fowleri
Infection, Naegleria fowleri
Meningoencephalitis, Primary Amebic
Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitides
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