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Why some types of amebas can penetrate the internal tissue of the nose?
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Some: Have the equipment necessary to squeeze themselves through these tissues to find the right place to feed and multiply.
Answered 3/21/2014
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Free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba and naegleria are two of the more common free-living amoebae present in fresh water, particularly in warmer climates, and these can enter through the eyes or other mucous membranes and extend into the CNS and produce meningitis and other often lethal conditions.
Answered 6/10/2014
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