The amoeba cannot survive in salt water and cannot spread from one person to another. Unfortunately, the prognosis is not good for naegleria fowleri, which carries a 97% mortality rate. 4 ...

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A man died after he was infected by the amoeba, whose scientific name is Naegleria fowleri, the Georgia Department of Public Health said Friday. Earlier this month, Nevada public health officials ...

A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

A brain-eating amoeba killed a 71-year-old Texas woman. Here's what to know about the amoeba. FIREWORKS AND MORE Find where to celebrate the 4th of July this week. Skip to Main Content Skip to footer.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday published a report that for the first time connects Acanthamoeba infections to use of neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices.

A 2-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba infection this week, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and a Facebook post from the child’s mother.

Officials in Nevada are warning visitors of a brain-eating amoeba, with a near 100% infection fatality rate, present at Lake Mead. Lake Mead National Recreation Area said Naegleria fowleri ...

Mourners gathered on Saturday for the funeral of a two-year-old boy who died from a rare, brain-eating amoeba infection believed to have been contracted at a local hot springs. Woodrow Turner ...

A healthy Texas woman, 71, died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after using a nasal irrigation device with tap water. Health officials warn that rinsing sinuses or nasal passages ...

A Texas woman died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from tap water used to clear out her sinuses.. The 71-year-old, who was not identified, fell ill within four days of using a nasal ...

A man in southwest Florida died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, which state health officials say was "possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water ...