Becoming infected with this amoeba is rare, but it's even more rare to survive the illness if you have been infected with it. The few who have overcome the disease may owe their lives to ...

or brain-eating amoeba, after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, according to the Florida Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that the patient, who has not ...

PAM is ultimately hard to detect because of the rapid progression of the disease. Diagnosis is typically made postmortem. Texas Boy, 6, Dies After Being Hospitalized with Brain-Eating Amoeba ...

Naegleria fowleri is commonly called a brain-eating amoeba because it causes a brain infection that is typically fatal. Official records show 164 people in the US were infected with the disease ...

Stay safe this summer by avoiding contact with amoeba in waterbodies, pools, and rivers to prevent amoebic meningoencephalitis.

According to the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) a person can be infected with Naegleria fowleri when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose. As it says, this typically ...