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Are there amoebas (e.g. balamuthia) living in household dust? should i go to a doctor if i got cut by a dusty knife?
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See below: Visit this site for information and talk to your doctor: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/balamuthia/index.html It would more important to get a tetanus booster shot. Wish you good health!
Answered 12/13/2020
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