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 ...

A Missouri adult is hospitalized with a rare brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, likely contracted while water skiing. Two Kansas children died from the same amoeba in 2011 and ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," because of the almost 100% fatal infection it causes. And it's now been ...

On hot summer days, people may often go for a swim in a beautiful lake or river to cool off from the heat. And while heat isn't always a good friend to the body, another danger might be also lurking ...

About midway through our 65-mile ride in Jackson Hole on Saturday we encountered the giant, brain-sucking amoebas from outer space. OK, that was a slight exaggeration. They weren’t from outer space, ...

(WJW) – A Missouri resident remains in intensive care at the hospital after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. According to the Missouri Department of Health and ...

A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday. The man died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, of Columbia, S.C., died on July 18 after he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming at a lake He was a student athlete at Hand Middle School and a member of a school ...

A Missourian who contracted a rare brain infection from an amoeba has died, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The patient died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital, according to the Missouri ...

“He said that he was going to wait until his 13th birthday to have a party, and we still have it, even though he’s not here," Jaysen Carr's mom said GoFundMe Jaysen Carr, 12, of Columbia, S.C., died ...