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

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

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

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

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

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

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent passing from a brain-eating amoeba in an ...

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater.

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

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

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

Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form. Getty Images The boy's death in Nevada comes after at least two other cases reported in 2022.