Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

On Tuesday, the parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student who died from a brain-eating amoeba, will ...

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

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...

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

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

The family of a child who died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray came forward on Thursday, ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...