Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri while swimming July 18 in Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, People Magazine ...

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

The young boy from South Carolina who died from a brain-eating amoeba was identified, according to PEOPLE. 12-year-old Jaysen ...

A Texas mother is sounding the alarm after she claims her 6-year-old son nearly drowned due to a faulty life jacket.

Naegleria fowleri is also called the "brain-eating amoeba" because of its ability to infect the brain and destroy tissue. The ...

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

A new round of testing in Fulton County revealed more positive samples of West Nile virus in traps. This time, the samples tested positive in different parts of Atlanta. The Fulton County Board of ...

Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student, died July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C.

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoebas. Infections are rare but can be deadly. What to know in ...

A 12-year-old boy died after he contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a South Carolina lake. Jaysen Carr came ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to it.

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died last week after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba ...