A Texas woman died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a sinus rinse, a CDC report says. Here's what to know about the often fatal infection.

Amoeba have recently been discovered that have created a shell for themselves out of sugar and protein, suggesting that there may be more to this tiny creature's abilities than was first thought.

Watching the amoeba through a microscope, she saw something bizarre: it was biting human cells. “You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” she said.

Those ingested cell fragments, shining fluorescent green under her microscope, accumulated inside the amoeba. Her report that the parasite kills cells through this process, called “trogocytosis,” was ...

Through tests of water bodies linked to infections, scientists have found the water temperatures have typically been higher than 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Still, it is possible the amoeba may live in ...

Those ingested cell fragments, shining fluorescent green under her microscope, accumulated inside the amoeba. Her report that the parasite kills cells through this process, called "trogocytosis ...

Naegleria fowleri seen under a microscope. A 2-year-old boy who visited a hot spring died of a brain-eating amoeba, Nevada health officials and the boy’s mother say.

Naegleria fowleri, also known as a brain-eating amoeba, seen through a microscope. CDC. The CDC notified the Health District that Naegleria fowleri was confirmed as the cause of the patient’s ...

Here's an amoeba engulfing red blood cells and red and white blood cells moving through a tiny blood vessel. And human sperm. A leaf surface at 600 times magnification and the head of a dog ...

Naegleria fowleri seen under a microscope. A 2-year-old boy who visited a hot spring died of a brain-eating amoeba, Nevada health officials and the boy’s mother say.

A Nevada boy has died after he was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that he may have been exposed to at Lake Mead, state health officials announced Wednesday.

Naegleria fowleri seen under a microscope. A 2-year-old boy who visited a hot spring died of a brain-eating amoeba, Nevada health officials and the boy’s mother say.