Naegleria is not found in salt water. How do people contract it? You cannot get the amoeba by simply swallowing the water while you swim, “but can be fatal if forced up the nose, as can occur ...

fowleri may get into their nose and lead to infection, Schaffner said. There have been cases in the U.S. where people have gotten brain-eating-amoeba infections via tap water, Dennis Kyle ...

Florida Teen Flown to Chicago to Rehabilitate from Brain-Eating Amoeba: 'Long Road Ahead of Him' The Florida Department of Health assured that people can't get infected with brain-eating amoeba by ...