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 ...

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 ...

The amoeba, commonly referred to as the "brain ... where it feeds on nerve tissue and causes inflammation. This disease is not transmitted from human to human. symptoms of this disease Symptoms ...

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 ...