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• a  pertaining to or resembling amoebae

• It was March, and high timean epidemic of amebic dysentery, a filth-borne disease usually transmitted from excreta to the mouth, had plagued Creedmoor's inmates for three years.
• For amebic dysentery (which should not be confused with bacillary dysentery or ulcerative colitis) rest in bed, take liquid diet (milk, whey and broths).
• By dying of amebic dysentery which she had contracted in Chicago last year, Texas Guinan dramatically made the nation aware of an insidious epidemic which plagued the first .

• amoebic
• amoeban
• ameban
• amoebous
• amebous

News & Articles

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• Parasitic Meningitis Case In Benton, Arkansas
  A 12-year-old girl from Benton, Arkansas, Kali Hardig, is currently being treated with parasitic meningitis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a very rare form of parasitic meningitis that causes a fatal brain …
  July 27, 2013 - WebProNews
• Arkansas Water Park Closes After Parasite Found
  Park voluntarily closed after tests detected the presence of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
  July 26, 2013 - WREG-TV Memphis
• Parasitic Meningitis case in Arkansas confirmed
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday afternoon that there is a case of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, known more commonly as 'parasitic meningitis,' out of Arkansas.
  July 25, 2013 - KTHV Little Rock