New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, ...

But the freshwater amoeba is known for causing sudden deaths, especially among minors. While you’re unlikely to be infected, warmer temperatures from climate change might make them more common.

In a 2009 study, CDC researchers suggested that the common finding of antibodies to the amoeba in humans and the frequent finding of N. fowleri in U.S. waters indicates "that exposure to the ...

The amoeba is thermophilic, which means it enjoys warm environments, according to the CDC. Naegleria fowleri is common in the environment but infections are extremely rare, said Emma H.

Research also has indicated the amoeba is common in tap water. A study done in Ohio in the 1990s found more than half of tap water samples studied contained the amoeba and similar microorganisms.

The cause remains unknown, but a dangerous brain-eating amoeba has been ruled out ... For example, enteroviruses can cause the common cold and various gastrointestinal symptoms.

While a day spent on the water should be a relaxing escape from the heat, for some people, summer fun can quickly turn into their worst nightmare. This was the case for Laci Avant, who lost her 10 ...

Naegleria fowleri is more common in the southern US, but Nebraska health officials have warned that the amoeba has migrated north in recent years amid warming temperatures worldwide. Naegleria ...

Emerging from one of the hottest months on record, concerns are mounting from experts over how rising temperatures could also mean a rise of instances of fungal and brain eating amoeba infections.

Sullivan said that although infections are rare there is "growing concern" that the amoeba may become more common in northern states due to climate change increasing the temperature of bodies of ...

Add the fact that it kills most people it infects — and that while infections are rare, the parasite is fairly common — it's ... with Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that causes a disease called ...