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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,...
'Brain-eating amoeba' Naegleria fowleri confirmed in southern Iowa beach
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOfficials from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Department of Health and Human...
A brain-eating amoeba has killed a person in Florida who used tap water to wash their sinuses
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating ameba” kills over 97% of those infected.KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE...
Southern Iowa beach closed after infection of 'brain-eating amoeba' Naegleria fowleri confirmed
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA southern Iowa beach is closed as a precaution after a swimmer was diagnosed with Naegleria...
Case of "brain-eating amoeba" in Florida possibly linked to sinus rinse
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Florida Department of Health has reported an infection of Naegleria fowleri, also known as the...
Brain-Eating Amoeba Likely Caused Nebraska Child's Death
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGetty Elkhorn River A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from infection with Naegleria...
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...
Missouri swimmer dies of rare brain-eating amoeba
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Missouri resident who became infected with a rare, brain-eating amoeba possibly while swimming in an Iowa lake has died, health officials said. The...
A brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 2-year-old boy after he visited a Nevada hot spring,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 9 months ago3D illustration of Trophozoite, the infectious form of the parasite Naegleria fowleri.Getty A...
Boy dies from rare brain-eating amoeba in first fatality from parasite at Lake Mead, park officials...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA boy in Nevada has died of a Naegleria fowleri infection – also known as a “brain-eating amoeba”....