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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...
As water temperatures climb, do you know how to lower your risk for 'brain-eating' amoeba?
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoYou may not have heard of Naegleria fowleri by its scientific name, but chances are you may have...
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...
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...
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...
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”....