COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...
WASHINGTON — A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing attention to the rare, but often deadly, situation. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed a ...
Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba has died.That individual had been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks ...
The family of a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina is grieving after he died from a brain-eating amoeba, according to a statement from their lawyer. Jaysen Carr died on July 18 after developing an ...
ALARM ON A RARE BRAIN INFECTION IN MISSOURI. TONIGHT, A PATIENT IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER GOING TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS. KMBC NINE DORISSA WHITE IS GETTING ANSWERS FROM HEALTH LEADERS ABOUT MAKING SURE ...
A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday. The man died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area ...
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 ...