Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled organism sometimes found in warm freshwater that can sometimes cause a fatal infection that attacks the brain. Here are some tips on how to avoid exposure to the ...

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 ...

A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday. David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County, died from ...

A 7-year-old Tehama County boy has died after contracting a rare but severe brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake in Northern California, his family said. David Pruitt died from primary amoebic ...

RED BLUFF, Calif. — A 7-year-old boy has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, his family confirmed Friday. David Pruitt of Tehama County died Aug. 7 from primary amoebic ...

A Missouri resident is in intensive care after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The case of ...

MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri resident is in intensive care after officials confirmed they had contracted a rare and deadly infection after swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks. Missouri Department of ...

Officials in Nevada are warning visitors of a brain-eating amoeba, with a near 100% infection fatality rate, present at Lake Mead. Lake Mead National Recreation Area said Naegleria fowleri – popularly ...

A Georgia resident died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The Georgia Department of Public Health said it was most likely a result of a swim at a freshwater lake or pond. Earlier this ...