• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 31st, 2015
Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 14-Year-Old Boy in Texas, US

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 14-Year-Old Boy in Texas, US

The boy contracted the parasite while swimming in a lake

12-Year-Old Girl Who Survived Brain-Eating Amoeba Goes Home

12-Year-Old Girl Who Survived Brain-Eating Amoeba Goes Home

Kali Hardig is the third person in the world known to have survived this rare infection

12-Year-Old Girl Infected with Brain-Eating Parasite Can Now Speak Again

12-Year-Old Girl Infected with Brain-Eating Parasite Can Now Speak Again

The girl contracted the parasite while swimming at a water park in Arkansas

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 16th, 2013
Brain-Eating Parasite Warning Issued in Florida

Brain-Eating Parasite Warning Issued in Florida

The state's Department of Health says the parasite lives in freshwater lakes, rivers

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2013
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

The boy appears to have contracted the parasite while swimming in a canal