Infections from the Naegleria fowleri are ‘nearly always fatal,’ according to the CDC (CDC/Dr. James Roberts, Children’s ...

S T. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this ...

Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and tissue death. Fewer than 200 people have contracted the amoeba since 1962, but ...

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

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

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

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centre (CDC) states that the rare brain eating amoeba infection has proven 97% fatal, so far.

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the ...

It is very unlikely to survive an infection by this amoeba that thrives in freshwater. Here’s what to know now if you live in northern states.