Naegleria fowleri is commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" because it destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and usually death, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

A south Florida man died Feb. 20 after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating infection, from using tap water to rinse his sinuses. His case was the first in the U.S. this year.

Here's what to know about Naegleria fowleri, ... A man died after he was infected by the amoeba, ... avoid jumping in the water and "ideally keep your head above the water," Wilson said.

Naegleria fowleri has not been shown to spread through water vapor, aerosol droplets, person-to-person transmission or drinking water, a fact that Florida health officials emphasized this week.

Naegleria fowleri is found in warm freshwater environments such as lakes and rivers, ... N.C man infected at water park: ... Avoid jumping or diving into bodies of warm fresh water, ...

Infections from Naegleria fowleri are possible when people use contaminated tap water in nasal rinses. A man in southwest Florida died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

A boy has died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, which officials believe he may have been exposed to at Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Wednesday.

According to officials, a 23-year-old man, a resident of Orangi Town, died of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) — the infection caused by Naegleria fowleri — on June 3 at a private ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba,” is a microscopic single-celled free-living amoeba that can causes an infection of the brain called primary amoebic ...

The organism has also been responsible for deaths in the U.S., including a 2-year-old boy thought to have contracted an infection caused by Naegleria Fowleri at Ash Springs, Nevada, in July 2023.