A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is often called a ...

Free-living amoebas aren’t just a threat to the brain. They can cause painful eye infections, particularly in contact lens users, skin lesions in people with weakened immune systems, and rare but ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up ...

(NEXSTAR) – The family of a 12-year-old boy who died in South Carolina in July have confirmed his cause of death to be an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri, more commonly referred to as a ...

Researchers warn that free-living amoebas, microscopic organisms thriving in soil and water, are spreading globally due to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

Read full article: Southeast Georgia braces for extreme cold, community readies for weekend weather The St Johns Housing Partnership said it operates off of state and local funding as well as ...