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'Brain-eating amoeba' cases peak in the summer: What to know about Naegleria fowleri symptoms
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe risk of getting a “brain-eating amoeba” or Naegleria fowleri from swimming is incredibly rare,...
Teen dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake. Should you be worried? Here's what you...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 10 months agoAfter the death of Megan Ebenroth, people are worried about the cause: a brain-eating amoeba. (Megan...
Map shows where brain-eating amoebas are infecting people in lakes across the US
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking Naegleria fowleri infections since...
A brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 2-year-old boy after he visited a Nevada hot spring,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months ago3D illustration of Trophozoite, the infectious form of the parasite Naegleria fowleri.Getty A...
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 amoeba kills Georgia swimmer, health officials say. What we know
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA person has died after contracting a rare amoeba brain infection that lives in freshwater, Georgia...
Georgian dies from extremely rare brain-eating amoeba
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA Georgian has died after an infection by what is commonly known as a “brain-eating amoeba,”...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts say that’s unlikely.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA presidential candidate said doctors found a worm in his brain. That worm, he said, also consumed...
Swimming not recommended at these 11 Iowa beaches due to high bacteria levels, DNR says
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSwimming is not recommended at 11 state park beaches in Iowa because of high bacterial levels,...
Sharks, Brightline, Covid: Florida residents and visitors warned watch out
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 4 months agoInches below the surface of Florida's waterways, there's always something trying to kill you. It's...