This amoeba, a single-celled organism, acquires energy by engulfing nutrients in the form of a yeast cell (red). Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its ...

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 brain-eating amoeba began trending on Google after the Kerala teenager's death was reported. Infection from this single-celled organism is often fatal. Naegleria fowleri, also known as the ...

Amoeba are single-celled organisms known to cause parasitic infections in humans, including skin and eye diseases as well as ...

The amoeba typically lives in warm fresh water ... but it is normally safe through the mouth because stomach acid kills the single-cell microorganism. People who are infected contract a disease ...

Tap water in the area is still safe to drink as the amoeba — a single-celled organism — is rare and can only infect humans through the nose, the CDC said. This is the first ever case of a ...