A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

Levels of the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which killed an Ohio teen, were unusually high in water samples taken from the U.S. National Whitewater Center and were probably caused by the ...

An elderly gardener died from a brain-eating amoeba found in soil after it turned part of his frontal lobe into a mushy liquid, according to researchers in Georgia. The 82-year-old man is believed … ...

Star student Megan Ebenroth, 17, tragically died last month after contracting a rare, brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Georgia. The death was reported last month, but the victim’s identity ...

The brain-eating amoeba sounds scary, but here's what you need to know about the infection An Ohio teen’s recent death from a brain-eating amoeba she contracted at an American water park has ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoeba. Infections are rare, almost always deadly. How to go swimming but stay safe. advertisement. The Clarion-Ledger Jackson.

Rare infection suspected after child becomes critically ill. — -- Officials are investigating if a parasitic amoeba made a child critically ill after swimming in a Minnesota lake this summer ...

The amoeba lurks in pools, splashpads, lakes, ponds and rivers. And it could be in your house already. Here's what to know about the brain-eating amoeba, how to stay safe this summer while you ...

T he news of the death of a 14 year old boy in Kerala has raised several questions. The young boy died due to an infection by ...

In 2022, Ralston discovered a major reason behind the parasite’s tenacity: the amoeba develops an ability to evade a crucial part of the human immune system known as complement proteins.

A woman using a neti pot to clear her sinuses. FDA.gov (CBS News) Researchers believe that two people who died from the "brain-eating" amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri in 2011 contracted the ...