Taking a dip in the pool, jumping into the ocean or simply having a relaxing day at the lake are frequent activities during the summertime in the South. But the recent case concerning a patient at the ...

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.

A South Carolina boy died after swimming in a freshwater lake due to Naegleria fowleri, known as the brain-eating amoeba. Infections from the amoeba are rare but almost always fatal, occurring in warm ...

Kansas children died in 2011 and 2014 after being infected by the same type of waterborne, brain-eating amoeba that recently hospitalized a patient in Missouri. But officials say such infections are ...

Brain infections caused by so‑called brain‑eating amoebas have long been treated as medical curiosities, terrifying but ...

A case of the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, was confirmed in South Carolina in early July. The amoeba is typically found in warm freshwater and enters the brain through the nose, causing a ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

How to avoid infection by a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Being infected with a brain-eating amoeba may not be on your list of potential threats ...

12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from Naegleria fowleri infection after swimming in Lake Murray, South Carolina. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, is found in warm freshwater ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...