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12-year-old boy dies from brain-eating amoeba

U.S. News & World Report · 21h
Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake
Most people who come into contact with Naegleria fowleri never get sick. The amoeba can only infect a person when contaminated water goes up the nose, often during swimming or diving. It then travels to the brain, where it destroys brain tissue.
The Hill · 18m
Brain-eating amoeba: Who is most often infected?
Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
The New York Times · 2d
Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina
A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while swimming in a reservoir.
4don MSN
SC folks won’t get brain-eating amoeba infections if they follow these expert tips
The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...
2don MSN
Hundreds gather to celebrate life of 12-year-old deadly amoeba victim Jaysen Carr
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Saturday, the Midlands community rallied around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr was a student at Hand Middle School who died after being infected with an amoeba ...
2don MSN
S.C. community supports family of amoeba infection victim
Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died after being ...

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