Student Must Stay Awake for a Week to Treat Amoeba in Her Eye — All Because of Tap Water on Her Contacts
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![Acanthamoeba castellanii amoeba, computer illustration. This is the reproductive and infective stage of the organism, or trophozoite form. A. castellanii, a free-living single-celled organism, is found in all aquatic habitats and soil. Acanthamoeba castellanii amoeba, computer illustration. This is the reproductive and infective stage of the organism, or trophozoite form. A. castellanii, a free-living single-celled organism, is found in all aquatic habitats and soil.](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/398a4d6058cc42f1ad84969a021823cd/mydrbp.jpg)
Acanthamoeba castellanii amoeba, computer illustration. This is the reproductive and infective stage of the organism, or trophozoite form. A. castellanii, a free-living single-celled organism, is found in all aquatic habitats and soil.
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