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| ID | DOID:0050242 |
| Name | primary amebic meningoencephalitis |
| Definition | A parasitic protozoa infectious disease that involves infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri. The symptoms include headache, nausea, rigidity of the neck muscles, vomiting, delirium, seizures and coma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_amoebic_meningoencephalitis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/FreeLivingAmebic.htm |
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| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim |
| Synonyms |
Naegleria fowleri infection [EXACT] |
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| Equivalent Logical Relationships |
parasitic protozoa infectious disease and disease has location some central nervous system |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some nausea has symptom some seizure has symptom some delirium has symptom some headache has symptom some vomiting has symptom some coma |