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 ...

Why? Well, it's all because a single-celled life form has travelled up their nose, destroyed nerve tissue, worked its way up into the brain and killed them. Is it true that such an amoeba exists ...

It discusses various types of microorganisms, such as protozoa, bacteria, and fungi, and their functions, including decomposition of organic matter and nitrogen fixation. The film illustrates how ...

A Georgia student died before her senior year of high school due to a rare brain-eating amoeba. Megan Ebenroth, 17, died on July 22 after contacting the amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri while ...

A toddler from Arkansas died of an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba lurking in a water park. The young boy was 16 months old when he visited a water playground with fountains and jets in ...