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

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

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

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 ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...

A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here ...

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

A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...

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

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The parents of a South Carolina boy who died from an amoeba spoke publicly for the first time on ...