A 14-year-old boy in India died Thursday from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba he contracted while swimming in ...
reported the cases of 10 people over the last decade who contracted an infection with the amoeba Acanthamoeba after nasal ...
A two-year-old died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after visiting a hot spring in Nevada with his family, authorities announced on Thursday. Woodrow Turner Bundy's mother said that he died ...
The microscopic, single-celled amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, and is usually fatal. Commonly found in warm freshwater, the amoeba enters the body through the nose. The DOH did not ...
The Infectious Disease Research Group (IDRG ... The group is currently investigating different emerging human parasites such as microsporidia (fungi) and protozoa (e.g. free-living amoebas, ...
A dangerous creature lurks in warm Texas lakes, rivers, springs, poorly maintained pools, and splash pads. It's also in the ...
co-hosted by USF Health Infectious Disease faculty and clinicians Vivian Vega Rodriguez, MD, and Jacqueline Sherbuk, MD. In ...
The amoeba is known to enter the human body through ... cases of infants locally and in places like Nigeria contracting the infection from bathwater. Since 1965, some 400 cases of PAM have been ...
With winter weather settling in, it's no surprise that people are already suffering from irritating colds and blocked noses. Struggling to breathe properly can really wipe you out, but people are ...
McCaslands story is a reminder of the risks that come with improper contact lens care and the importance of protecting eye health Read ahead to know!