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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water ...

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

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