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Our son got a stiff neck and headache after swimming on vacation. Seven days later he was dead; he'd...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJordan Smelski and his mother, Shelly Smelski.Courtesy of Steve and Shelly Smelski A few days after...
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...
9 symptoms of the rare brain-eating amoeba infection
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCenter for Disease Control Most patients who contract the Naegleria fowleri amoeba quickly die of the infection. Symptoms of infection, such as severe...
Swimmer in Texas dies after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA Texas resident contracted an illness caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died after going for a...
Child likely died of brain-eating amoeba after swim in Nebraska river, officials say
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoA child is believed to have died from a brain-amoeba infection this week, possibly acquired while...
Georgia Resident Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
People via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPrior to the incident, there have been five other cases reported in Georgia since 1962, according to the health department Smith Collection/Gado/Getty...
Rare brain-eating infection found in Missouri patient; here's how to protect yourself
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Missouri Health Department announced Friday the discovery of a rare but life-threatening...
Prevention & symptoms: 9 ways to protect yourself from the rare but deadly amoeba in Florida
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Florida resident died last month after health officials say they were infected with a rare and...
9 things to know about the 'brain eating amoeba' that killed a Florida resident
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn investigation is underway after a Florida resident died from a rare "brain-eating" infection. A...
Nebraska child dies of suspected brain-eating amoeba infection
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child has died from a suspected infection with Naegleria fowleri – or brain-eating amoeba – in...