One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

Fatal brain-eating amoeba infections raise alarm. Learn about PAM, its symptoms, how it spreads, treatment challenges, and ...

"We have confirmed a rare brain infection in a Missourian caused by an ameba (also spelled amoeba) called Naegleria fowleri.

In the initial stage, the symptoms of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) include headache, fever, nausea and vomiting.

A nine-year-old girl in southern India died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba”, local ...

The unnamed individual is currently in intensive care in Missouri after contracting a rare and usually deadly brain infection ...

A 12-year-old boy died from the extremely rare infection last month in South Carolina, days after swimming in a local lake.

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba,' has been detected in drinking water supplies in Augathella and ...

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.