Composed of a single cell, amoeba seem harmless enough: They look like playful critters waltzing under the spotlight of a microscope until they come upon a group of bacteria. Then, these previously ...

Scientists have discovered a single-celled organism in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is not only the first eukaryote to grow at 63 degrees Celsius (approximately 145 degrees ...

A tiny amoeba has broken a pretty big record. The newly discovered species of single-celled organism can divide and reproduce at a piping hot 63 degrees Celsius (145 degrees Fahrenheit), higher than ...

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

A person is hospitalized in St. Louis after contracting a rare infection from a deadly waterborne amoeba, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday. State health ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KAKE) - Missouri health officials say that a resident contracted a lab-confirmed case of what's commonly known as a "brain-eating" amoeba. KMBC-TV reports that officials with the ...

A man has been hospitalized with Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled amoeba that can cause deadly infections Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in ...

A patient in Missouri was diagnosed with a rare brain infection that’s caused by a brain-eating amoeba, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed Thursday. The patient is being ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -- Health officials say there has been a confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The amoeba is commonly found in warm ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS) – A person has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Broward County, Florida, health officials say. The Florida Department of Health ...