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The ultra-rare infection has become more common in different parts of the US as a result of warming temperatures but is most commonly found in the South.
A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, officials said.
The resident, who was not named, likely contracted the amoeba from a freshwater pond or lake in Georgia, according to the public health department. Here’s more.
The resident, who was not named, likely contracted the amoeba from a freshwater pond or lake in Georgia, according to the public health department. Here’s more.
Inspired by one man's struggle with Parkinson's, the Demers family of Midland Park, New Jersey, have agreed to donate their brains to science.