it can be deadly—a brain infection by a microbe widely known as the "brain-eating amoeba." The pathogen in question is called Naegleria fowleri. The "brain-eating" part makes it sound like an ...

It is a brain-eating amoeba that is exceedingly rare but nearly impossible to treat. Naegleria fowleri are amoeba that live in warm freshwater. It enters the body when contaminated water gets in ...

5-year-old girl in Kerala dies of infection caused by brain-eating amoeba after dip in a pond The girl had taken bath in a nearby pond on May 1 and by May 10 showed symptoms of fever, headache and ...

A Florida man has died from a brain-eating amoeba, state health officials have confirmed. The naegleria fowleri infection is thought to have been caused by the man rinsing his sinuses with tap ...