Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form. Getty Images The boy's death in Nevada comes after at least two other cases reported in 2022. In July, a Missouri resident was hospitalized with a Naegleria fowleri infection after swimming in Lake of Three ...
Although it is known colloquially as a brain-eating amoeba,primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare but deadly diseasecaused by infection withNaegleria fowleri. This condition is highly fatal, with only five known survivors thus far. On average, patients begin experie...
While that doesn't sound like much, the recent batch of deaths related to the amoeba could be cause for concern. In July, a 2-year-old boy was ruled by theNevada Division of Public and Behavioral Healthto have died from the brain-eating amoeba following a visit to a hot spring. Anothe...