Well, macrophages are a lot like amoeba. And we already know that diseases that can infect amoeba sometimes infect macrophages. From amoeba to macrophages: exp

Well, macrophages are a lot like amoeba. And we already know that diseases that can infect amoeba sometimes infect macrophages. From amoeba to macrophages: exploring the molecular mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila infection in both hosts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23949285 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23949285 Ancient bacteria–amoeba relationships and pathogenic animal bacteria https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2002460 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/jou...