A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving an organ transplant. The patient, who received the transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024, died of the fatal virus in January 2025, a ...

Although humans may think we are alone in creating antibiotics, there is a species of ant that secretes an especially powerful one—no pharma lab required. The Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) of ...

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

A hospital patient who was infected with brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri in South Carolina has died. Health officials at Prisma Health Children's Hospital confirmed July 22 that they had a ...

A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain infection, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," state health officials have confirmed. The unidentified victim was infected with Naegleria fowleri ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Massachusetts health officials say the case is rare and the beaches will remain open Getty A swimmer in Cape Cod was infected with flesh-eating bacteria due to an open wound Massachusetts health ...

The Infected Mutation was added to Grow a Garden on July 12, 2025, as part of the Pet Mutation update. It's a mutation that's tied to a weather event, so here's everything you need to know about this ...