The ameba can be found in: Bodies of warm freshwater, such as lakes and rivers. Geothermal (naturally hot) water, such as hot springs.

How do you get amoebas?

The parasite is an amoeba (uh-MEE-buh), a single-celled organism. People can get this parasite by eating or drinking something that's contaminated with it.

Where are amoebas found in nature?

Amoeba, also spelled ameba, plural amoebas or amoebae, any of the microscopic unicellular protozoans of the rhizopodan order Amoebida. The well-known type species, Amoeba proteus, is found on decaying bottom vegetation of freshwater streams and ponds.