The young boy died due to an infection by a brain eating amoeba. He was under treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a ...

While extremely rare, Naegleria fowleri can lead to death — but there are precautions people can take to avoid contracting the amoeba Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE ...

Florida Department of Health tweeted, “Infection with Naegleria Fowleri is EXTREMELY RARE and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose. You CANNOT ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba, is a single-celled living organism that can cause a rare and almost always fatal infection of the brain called primary amebic ...

Amoeba's "what's in my bag" is the show where musicians, actors, and other people of note talk about the cool records they bought at Amoeba. Actor Bill Hader was ...

Maryam died despite medical efforts, highlighting the concern over the presence of the brain-eating amoeba in the city's water. The deceased was admitted to the hospital on February 19 after ...