Brain-eating amoeba

The term "brain-eating amoeba" has been used to refer to several microorganisms:


 * Naegleria fowleri, which causes naegleriasis
 * Acanthamoeba spp., which causes the slow-acting infection acanthamoebiasis
 * Balamuthia mandrillaris, which causes balamuthiasis
 * Paravahlkampfia francinae, which causes a form of PAM
 * Sappinia pedata, which causes a form of GAE