The young boy died due to an infection by a brain eating amoeba. He was under treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a ...

While extremely rare, Naegleria fowleri — or brain-eating amoeba — can cause an almost always fatal infection, according to the CDC A 2-year-old boy has died one week after battling Naegleria ...

Nearly 100 percent of people infected with "brain-eating" amoebas die. In an effort to cure the deadly infections, doctors are trying out new techniques and treatments with the hope of preventing ...

The Florida Department of Health urged the public to only use sterile water or saline when doing a nasal rinse A Florida man has died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after rinsing ...