A single-celled organism that lives in warm freshwater can, in extraordinarily rare cases, cause one of the deadliest ...

Money thinks amoebas are gorgeous to look at through a microscope. But, he says, this single-celled creature is more than just a pretty face. It's both beautiful and intelligent—and likely possesses ...

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

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 ...

The threat comes from two rare but potentially deadly pathogens: Vibrio vulnificus, often referred to as "flesh-eating bacteria," and Naegleria fowleri, the "brain-eating amoeba." As of mid-June, ...

Cooling off in lakes, rivers and streams is a hallmark of the summer — but for an unlucky few, it can lead to an infection caused by Nagleria fowleri, more commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), pictured here, is the result of the Naegleria fowleri parasites eating the brain. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). When something’s called ...

A UK woman’s innocent mistake with her contact lenses led to a horrific outcome: a hole in her right cornea caused by a parasite that could leave her permanently blind. Last week, 47-year-old Emma ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up ...