A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

Most people who come into contact with Naegleria fowleri never get sick. The amoeba can only infect a person when ...

We gathered 11 deadly creatures that roam Texas, and some that can even be found in your home or swimming pool.

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater, is rarely contracted but nearly always fatal, according to the CDC.

Researchers found communication between the gut and the brain has evolved to be categorized as a new and distinct sense.