If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas children died in 2011 and 2014 after being infected by the same type of waterborne, brain-eating amoeba that recently ...

OUACHITA PARISH, Louisiana -- Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said Thursday. Health officials reassured residents that drinking ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You can get both from swimming and both are potentially dangerous, but here’s what you should know about brain-eating amoeba and flesh-eating bacteria. The two are both rare, but ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You can get both from swimming and both are potentially dangerous, but here’s what you should know about brain-eating amoeba and flesh-eating bacteria. The two are both rare, but ...

(NEXSTAR) – Infections of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise — and the warming climate may only exacerbate the problem, according to one of the world’s preeminent experts on the subject. “Yes, we are ...

A Florida teenager was recently hospitalized by what his family described as a rare infection from a "brain-eating amoeba," though a state health official said the agency has no confirmed cases of the ...

HOUMA (AP) — A potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba has been found again in Terrebonne Parish. The Courier reports independent testing returned positive results for Naegleria fowleri, which causes ...

WACO, Texas -- A 10-year-old girl who was hospitalized after she contracted a brain-eating amoeba has died. Lily Mae Avant died early Monday morning, her family confirmed. Lily's family told WFAA the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Two children have died this week ...