How Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Spreads & Its Causes

Not Transmitted Person To Person

If you drink water contaminated with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, you will not contract the disease. Studies also reveal an individual infected with amoebic meningoencephalitis cannot transfer the illness through casual interaction as the amoeba attacks only the host. This condition is not transmitted person to person, and even if two individuals were participating in the same water activities in the same body of water, one might get infected while the other does not. There is still no concrete evidence to determine why this happens, whether some individuals are more susceptible to the infection than others but ultimately, it still comes down to getting infected water in the nose.