For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

A South Carolina boy died after swimming in a freshwater lake due to Naegleria fowleri, known as the brain-eating amoeba. Infections from the amoeba are rare but almost always fatal, occurring in warm ...

How to avoid infection by a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Being infected with a brain-eating amoeba may not be on your list of potential threats ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Experts in the Midlands and across the state weighed in Tuesday after officials confirmed a deadly case involving a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Prisma ...