Acanthamoeba is the second type of amoeba linked to neti pots, as infections caused by Naegleria fowleri — commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba — have been attributed to tap water's use ...

A 71-year-old woman reportedly contracted a brain infection from using tap water — and died from it. Regardless of whether tap water is safe to consume where you live, experts advise against ...

Rich/SplashNews.com Typically, water in the U.S. is “very safe,” Dr. Linda Yancey, the director of infection prevention at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System, told Parade.

Doctors diagnosed him with a Shewanella algae infection, a bacterium that thrives in brackish water. “Everyone worries about sharks in the water, and what got me was this tiny micro-organism ...