It’s a single-celled parasite that can enter your body without you realizing it. Then this microscopic beast works its way to your brain, settles in and starts eating until it leaves you comatose. If ...

How to avoid infection by a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Being infected with a brain-eating amoeba may not be on your list of potential threats ...

12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from Naegleria fowleri infection after swimming in Lake Murray, South Carolina. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, is found in warm freshwater ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Health officials are warning everyone to use caution in light of a Missouri patient infected by a brain-eating amoeba. At last check, the patient is in the ICU. Doctors say the ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

A rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that lives in warm saltwater has led to at least four deaths this year, but some simple safety precautions can keep you safe while on vacation. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement, expressing heartbreak and urging ...