Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

Rare brain-eating amoeba killed South Carolina's 12-year-old boy after spending a joyful Fourth of July in a popualar lake infected by Naegleria Fowleri organism.

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that 14 percent of American women in this age range use the pills, although other sources put the number at 25 percent.

About 90% of patients are cured after eight to 12 weeks of treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.

The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department will be opening five cooling centers June 24, two days after an NWS extreme heat watch begins.

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