A rare but deadly amoeba claimed a woman's life after she rinsed her sinuses with tap water. Learn about Naegleria fowleri, ...

The CDC said a 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to ...

A rare and fatal brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, the "brain-eating amoeba," claimed a woman's life after she used tap water in a nasal irrigation device. The CDC reports the 71-year ...

Tests done by the CDC confirmed that N. fowleri was found in her cerebrospinal fluid. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," is responsible for Primary Amoebic ...

A woman died after contracting a rare brain infection from using tap water to clear sinuses, according to the Centers for ...

A Texas woman has died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. The 71-year-old ...

The report says she developed severe neurologic symptoms, including fever, headache, and altered mental status. She died ...

A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report.

A 71-year-old woman in Texas died after using unboiled tap water from an RV for nasal rinsing, leading to a rare but fatal ...

Following her death, CDC officials confirmed in the report that Naegleria fowleri was found in the woman’s cerebrospinal fluid, which the Cleveland Clinic says is a clear and colorless fluid ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, the infection has a fatality rate that is 'higher than 97% even with treatment.' ...