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.

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

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

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

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

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

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