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

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

A Missouri resident is hospitalized with a 97% fatal brain-eating amoeba infection, raising urgent questions: can it really ...

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

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria ...

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

An adult Missouri resident has been hospitalized after contracting an extremely rare “brain-eating” infection.

Naegleria fowleri is a one-celled organism that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains is “often called the ...

The rare infection occurs when the ameba, naegleria fowleri, — which is found in fresh water — travels from the nose into the ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.

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