The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

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

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

"The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) was made aware of Naegleria fowleri in our state on the week of July 7.

For Clarence and Ebony Carr, the Fourth of July was supposed to be a carefree day on Lake Murray with family and friends. But two weeks later, their 12-year-old son, Jaysen, was gone — the result of ...

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

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...

A fter the death of six-year-old Jaysen Carr from a rare brain-eating amoeba, a South Carolina lawmaker is taking legislative ...

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in some Louisiana waters. Here's what to know about brain ...