Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

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

The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr.

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

Brain-eating amoeba's early symptoms include headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, which usually start about 5 days after ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...

Rare brain-eating amoeba killed South Carolina's 12-year-old boy after spending a joyful Fourth of July in a popualar lake ...

The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in some Louisiana waters. Here's what to know about brain ...

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...