A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...

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

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 ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...

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 ...

Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...

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

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

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

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

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.