The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

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Once inside the brain, the amoeba attacks and feeds on brain tissue, shredding neurons and causing severe inflammation. It also releases enzymes and toxic molecules that break down brain cells ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new strain of Rickettsia bacteria, Rickettsia sp. ME2023, was identified in rabbit ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris) in Maine. This strain is related to ...

Chassieu (France), 17 April 2025 - 6 p.m. - Amoéba (FR0011051598 - ALMIB), an industrial greentech specialized in the development of natural microbiological solutions based on the patented use of ...

Understand the unbelievable danger posed by a brain-eating amoeba and how to survive its threat. Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives How ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a ...

A Georgia resident recently died from a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Public ...

Naegleria Fowleri, an extremely lethal and rare brain-eating infection causing amoeba, has been identified in South Korea. This amoeba is known to be found in warm freshwater and soil. Getting in ...

A young boy who contracted an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake has died. He was 7. Late last month, David Pruitt of Tehama County was brought to the ...