Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

A Missouri resident died Tuesday after contracting a rare and deadly microscopic amoeba while skiing at the Lake of the ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we know.

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent lab confirmed the water is safe. (Free article.) Zoo staff hope their story ...

DHSS has so far only identified the patient as an adult Missouri resident. The person was sick after contracting Naegleria fowleri, possibly during a waterskiing trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, DHSS ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria ...

Kerala's health department issues an alert as rare PAM cases, caused by the 'brain-eating amoeba,' surge in Kozhikode. Here's ...

A rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba infection leads to a child’s death, prompting urgent public health warnings.

The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

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