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Teen dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake. Should you be worried? Here's what you...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 11 months agoAfter the death of Megan Ebenroth, people are worried about the cause: a brain-eating amoeba. (Megan...
Georgia resident dies from rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’, likely infected in a lake or pond
TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while...
Brain-eating amoeba that infected a swimmer in Iowa is increasingly found in northern states
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe Naegleria fowleri bacteria, which attacks the brain, can be found in warm fresh water. More...
Brain-eating parasite found in Iowa lake, 1 dead
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFederal and state health officials on Wednesday confirmed the presence of a brain-eating amoeba in an Iowa lake after one swimmer was infected and later...
Swimmer contracts rare brain-eating amoeba from lake in Iowa
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA lake in Iowa has been closed to swimmers after someone was infected with a rare but dangerous...
Iowa Swimmer Contracts Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba in Lake Prompting Beach Closure
Prevention via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Iowa lake is closed for swimming after a confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating...
Brain-eating amoeba a danger at hot springs, Lake Mead officials warn
KREX articles via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLake Mead officials are warning hikers planning to head to popular hot springs below Hoover Dam:...
Rare 'brain-eating' amoeba infection behind death of 2-year-old in Nevada
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllustration of the brain with a pop-out close up of brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, the...
Brain-eating amoeba infections keep spreading to new areas across the US
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows brain-eating amoeba infections from...
Brain-eating amoeba kills Nebraska child after river swim
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child in Nebraska has died after developing a suspected infection from the so-called “brain-eating...