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

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 ...

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

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday. The Department of Mental Health ...

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

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

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

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

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

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