Jul 21, 2025 · Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba, a kind of one-celled organism that thrives in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is often called the "brain-eating ameba" because it can …

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a species of the genus Naegleria. It belongs to the phylum Percolozoa and is classified as an amoeboflagellate excavate, [1] an …

What is brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)? Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that lives throughout the world in warm and shallow bodies of fresh water, such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also …

Naegleria fowleri is sometimes called the brain-eating amoeba. Exposure to untreated warm freshwater in the summer is a risk factor. Read about symptoms, treatment, causes, prevention, and prognosis …

Jun 26, 2025 · With 97% lethality, rapid diagnosis and treatment of Naegleria fowleri is the best chance for survival for patients with the brain-eating amoeba.

Sep 21, 2023 · Naegleria fowleri makes headlines for being the “brain-eating” amoeba. But what exactly is it, and what’s the risk of getting infected?

Jun 5, 2025 · The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is rare but often fatal, commonly linked to recreational water activities or nasal irrigation.

The Naegleria genera became famous when Naegleria fowleri, the causative agent of the usually fatal human and animal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), was discovered in 1965. [1]

Jul 16, 2025 · Early symptoms of a brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri can include a headache and fever. Symptoms can develop quickly as the disease progresses. If you or a loved one is …

Jun 5, 2025 · Typically, N. fowleri lives in soil and warm freshwater, like lakes, rivers and hot springs, particularly in Texas and other southern states in the summer, according to the CDC. It’s commonly...