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Georgia Resident Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
People via Yahoo News· 10 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...
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...
Georgia researchers report rats carrying rat lungworm near Atlanta
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRat lungworm can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets and now threatens a...
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...
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...
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...
What is brain eating amoeba and why does it kill so many Americans
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe temporary closure of a beach in southern Iowa last week raised alarm among residents of the...
Swimmer in Texas dies after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA Texas resident contracted an illness caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died after going for a...
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...
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...