A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

This video breaks down the terrifying reality of Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater ...

A Missouri resident is in intensive care after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The case of ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," because of the almost 100% fatal infection it causes. And it's now been ...

The pathogen typically enters the brain after infected water is ingested through a person's nose. The average person shouldn't worry about so-called "brain-eating amoebas" like the one recently ...

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 ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. The Missouri health department says this is only the state's third case on record, but ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have confirmed. The person, who has not been publicly ...