Kyle Cares Amoeba Awareness

05/09/2026

99% Fatal 100% Preventable
Amoeba Awareness is key and timing is critical

Naegleria fowleri, also known as “brain-eating amoeba,” has been detected in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Lake Mead National Parks, according to a recent study. https://fox5sandiego.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-found-in-hot-springs-at-yellowstone-other-popular-sites-study/

08/22/2025

Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and friends 💔

There are typically fewer than 10 cases of the ‘brain-eating’ amoeba reported in the U.S. each year

08/21/2025

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We've sent out a bunch of packs of nose plugs and awareness bands this week but anyone can always share, or print and share, the

08/14/2025

NEWS: We have confirmed a rare brain infection in a Missourian caused by an ameba (also spelled amoeba) called Naegleria fowleri. The infection is known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) - it is not contagious, but it is deadly. The patient is being treated in the ICU.

The source of the patient’s exposure is currently being investigated by public health officials. While not confirmed, preliminary information implies the patient may have been participating in water activities at the Lake of the Ozarks days before becoming ill. Recreational water users should assume that Naegleria fowleri is present in any warm freshwater across the U.S.; however, infection remains extremely rare.

The ameba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, rivers, and ponds; however, PAM is extremely rare. Between 1962 and 2024, there were 167 reported cases of PAM in the United States. The only other cases among Missouri residents were in 1987 and 2022.

Although rare, infection can occur when water containing Naegleria fowleri enters through the nose from freshwater. The ameba travels up the nose to the brain where it destroys brain tissue. It is important to remember that this infection isn't contagious and can't be contracted by swallowing water.

🔗 More info: cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/

07/26/2025

Our hearts and prayers go out to Jaysen’s family and friends. Their world as they know it is shattered and I pray for Gods grace and mercy over them.

If there’s baseball in heaven, I know a few boys who welcomed #6 💙💔

The community is in mourning following the tragic death of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student who succumbed to a brain-eating amoeba contracted while swimming at Lake Murray earlier this month. Read more: https://bit.ly/457304a

07/26/2025

Hand Middle School student Jaysen Carr contracted the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri at Lake Murray over the weekend. Read more: https://bit.ly/44MIG9l

07/22/2025

"The agency does not track infections from the amoeba and does not provide information about or comment on individual cases, including the person's condition," SCDPH

And we wonder why it’s ‘rare’
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Thank you to Blake Diggers mom for sharing the information. is key
99% Fatal but 100% Preventable

The amoeba is present in warm freshwater.

07/05/2025

07/05/2025

07/04/2025

🇺🇸Happy Independence Day🇺🇸
We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend.


If you will be around any fresh water, keep your head above and out of the water!! Don’t let any fresh water up the nose.
Stop! Plug! Then Play!
This goes for splash pads and hot springs, as well as lakes and rivers, and even backyard ditches. Any underchlorinated water.

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Happy 4th everyone 🇺🇸

Print and Share the !!

http://www.kylelewisamoebaawareness.org/AmoebaAwareness.html

We've sent out a bunch of packs of nose plugs and awareness bands this week but anyone can always share, or print and share, the