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Can the brain eating ameoba survive on dust?
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Not likely: It's not likely that brain eating amoeba will survive long on just dust. They normally eat bacteria and when the amoeba get into people they use the brain as a source of food.
Answered 1/14/2017
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Naegleria fowleri: can only transmit infection in humans through water. Dust would not be sufficient to transmit.
Answered 11/28/2017
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