This guide explains the current knowledge and research on the parasite Naegleria fowleri. It discusses how the parasite causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, chemotherapeutic and disinfection strategies, its pathogenesis, the host-damage response, its cell biology and speciation, cellular differentiation, its growth and life cycle, its ecology, and its relationship to other microbial organisms like viruses and bacteria. Distributed in the US by Book Systems Plus. Annotation ?016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)