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How hard does water have to be forced up the nose for the brain eating amoeba n fowleri to infect you?
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It doesn't: There is no pressure gradient required for Naegleria fowleri in endemic waters to infect; it migrates when in the trophozoite form after attaching to olfactory axons and into the brain through the cribiform plate.
Answered 10/2/2017
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Agree with Dr. Liang: There have been no reports that excessive force is needed for N fowleri to be transmitted.
Answered 11/28/2017
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