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Amoebiasis can be caused by amoebas in drinking water, but is usually passed by the fecal/oral route due to improper hand washing techniques. Symptoms of amoebiasis can range from mild diarrhea, severe dysentery with blood and mucus, to no symptoms at all.
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Does rain water contain amoebas?
no
How do you catch brain eating amoebas?
Brain eating amoebas, Naegleria fowleri, are microscopic. They live in warm water, like runoff water from power plants, mud puddles, and warm lakes. They can live in temperatures up to 115º F. However, amoebas cannot survive in salt water or treated water. Amoebas enter the body through the nose, usually when swimming in untreated water. Amoebas travel up the nerve that is responsible for smell, from the nose to the frontal lobe of the brain. They feed on the brain, and release enzymes that dissolve brain tissue. Keep in mind, infection from brain eating amoebas are very rare.
Why is the water from the cold faucet brown and rusty?
This is likely to be caused by the mobilisation of iron and manganese deposits from your local drinking water distribution system.
If pathogens are present in drinking water what will happen?
You may get an infectious disease known as parasitosis, caused by protozoa or helminths.
Is the amoebas helpful or harmful to humans?
Can be both harmful and helpful. They can be harmful to humans because, many types of amoebas can carry diseases, and some can feed on human tissue. They can get into our body by, contaminated food and contaminated water. Amoebas are also helpful because they are part of the food chain.
Jaundice is a disease caused by drinking polluted water?
It can be caused by drinking alcohol
What is typhoid?
caused by drinking contaminated water.
What can be caused by ameba in drinking water?
disentery
What caused dysentery in the 1800?
Dysentery is caused by bacteria in bad drinking water.
What's Typhoid?
caused by drinking contaminated water.
Can be caused by amebas drinking water?
amebic dysentery
What do amoebas drink?
water
Does drinking water on empty stomach in the morning cause the common cold?
The common cold is caused by a virus and is not caused by drinking water on an empty stomach early in the morning.
What do amoebas use to pump out excess water from their cytoplasm?
Amoebas have constrictile vacuoles that pump excess water out of their cytoplasm.
Does rain water contain amoebas?
no
What is lack of water caused by?
Lack of water in the body is caused when more water leaves the cells than is replaced by drinking water and eating water rich foods.
Is wring worm a disease caused by drinking impure water?
yes
