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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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