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

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

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 ...

It is very unlikely to survive an infection by this amoeba that thrives in freshwater. Here’s what to know now if you live in ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centre (CDC) states that the rare brain eating amoeba infection has proven 97% fatal, so far.

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the Ozarks before becoming ill.

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba,' has been detected in drinking water supplies in Augathella and ...

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