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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

WebMD explains what a brain-eating amoeba is, how it enters the body, how to prevent an infection with brain-eating amoeba, and more.

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 ...

A 2-year-old boy named Woodrow Bundy tragically died after contracting a deadly brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Nevada. The boy’s mother, Briana, broke the heartrending news in a Facebook ...

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.