A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

A Missouri man who became infected with a brain-eating amoeba has died less than one week after officials announced that he had been infected. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the Missouri Department of Health ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

A study of 374,000 people finds that severe infections, such as UTIs and pneumonia, significantly increase dementia risk independently of other illnesses.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Missouri man who became infected with a brain-eating amoeba has died less than one week after public health officials announced ...

The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...