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.

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

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy, tragically died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a lake in South Carolina. His ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent death from a brain-eating amoeba in an effort to raise public awareness of the often fatal brain infection caused by ...