Kerala faces a spike in deadly brain-eating amoeba infections, with 170 cases and 42 deaths in 2025, pushing officials to boost surveillance and prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new report that highlights a potential danger of nasal rinsing with unsterile tap water: amoeba infections of the skin, eyes, lungs or ...
A sharp rise in rare and fatal brain infections—from Kerala’s Naegleria fowleri cases to Japanese encephalitis across 11 ...
A 14-year-old kid in India died Thursday as a result of an infection he got from a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in tainted water. According to India Today, the teenager, Midrul, contracted the ...
Being infected with a brain-eating amoeba may not be on your list of potential threats when out for a summer swim - but it can and does happen. A patient at the Prisma Health Children's Hospital in ...
WASHINGTON — A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing attention to the rare, but often deadly, situation. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed a ...
Human norovirus and adenovirus, two major causes of viral gastroenteritis, can persist for extended periods inside ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Community members continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr — a student at Hand Middle School — died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted ...
Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...