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 ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoeba. Infections are rare, almost always deadly. How to go ...

The fatal brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri claimed the life of a Texas woman who used contaminated water in her nasal ...

Most infections with Naegleria fowleri occur when people swim in contaminated water and submerge their heads, causing the ...

A woman in Texas used unsafe water for nasal irrigation and caught the violent Naegleria fowleri. She died 8 days later.

The report says she developed severe neurologic symptoms, including fever, headache, and altered mental status. She died ...

A healthy Texas woman, 71, died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after using a nasal irrigation device with ...

A 71-year-old Texas woman has died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The woman was using tap water from ...

A rare but deadly amoeba claimed a woman's life after she rinsed her sinuses with tap water. Learn about Naegleria fowleri, ...

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, lives in warm freshwater and can enter the nose during water activities. Infections are rare but often fatal, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis ...

A 71-year-old Texas woman died after using campground tap water to clear her sinuses. The CDC says she was infected by the ...

The woman used tap water from an RV to rinse her sinuses, leading to a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by ...