Naegleria, a Brain-Eating Amoeba, Spreads Further in the United States

Medicine & Technology Nov 28, 2022

More states across the US are seeing infections from Naegleria, a brain-eating amoeba. Read to know more about this pathogen and its spread across the United States.

Naegleria Fowleri: Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infected 154 Individuals, Spreading Further Midwest

Nov 25, 2022

Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba, has spread its virus throughout the midwest region. Learn more about this news here!

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Child Swimming in Nebraska River, CDC Says

Aug 22, 2022

Read on to know how a brain-eating-amoeba killed a child after swimming in Nebraska River.

Deadly Infections of Parasitic Brain-Eating Amoebas Kills One in Karachi, Pakistan

May 06, 2022

Pakistan's health authorities confirm infections of brain-eating amoeba in Sindh's Karichi city. Learn more about the cases and what the amoeba infection can do to patients.

Brain-Eating Amoeba: Here’s How the Rare Disease Infected a Child While Swimming at a Lake in California

Aug 11, 2021

Another rare brain-eating amoeba occurrence was recently reported after a child was diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Health officials said, he got it after swimming at a California lake.

Texas Lifts Warning for Brain-Eating Microbe for All but One City

Sep 27, 2020

Local authorities in the state of Texas on Saturday have already lifted the water warning against a dangerous brain-eating amoeba in its tap waters - for the entire state except for one community near Houston.

Man Dies from a Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Soil

Sep 27, 2020

An 82-year-old man from Georgia has reportedly died after infection from an amoeba linked to soil, according to a new report.

Florida Boy Dies After Contracting Brain-Eating Amoeba From Lake

Sep 10, 2020

A brain-eating amoeba killed the 13-year-old boy days after swimming at a campground in Florida.

Texan Authorities Warn Against Deadly Amoeba Related to Freshwater Activities

Jun 06, 2020

Authorities warn Texans swimmers about a deadly amoeba called the 'Naegleria fowler', commonly found in freshwater sources in the entire state this summer.

War Of The Bacteria Rages In Human Body: Scientists Are Grooming Dictys To Kill Harmful Bacteria

Apr 28, 2017

The University of Wisconsin picked up the fragments of a research in 1930's which could manipulate an amoeba dictys to annihilate those biofilm-forming counterparts.