Composed of a single cell, amoeba seem harmless enough: They look like playful critters waltzing under the spotlight of a microscope until they come upon a group of bacteria. Then, these previously ...

A Texas woman died after rinsing her sinus passages with tap water, but the brain-eating amoeba that killed her can be found in swimming spots like lakes and ponds across the country and in some ...

A health expert claims there is no “documented guideline” for treating a rare brain infection that the Department of Health and Senior Services said on Wednesday could have been contracted by someone ...

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, lives in warm freshwater and can enter the nose during water activities. Infections are rare but often fatal, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) ...