Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of ...

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

The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...

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

A brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend ...

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. The Missouri health ...

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

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...

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

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

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.