Most people who come into contact with Naegleria fowleri never get sick. The amoeba can only infect a person when ...

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

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

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater, is rarely contracted but nearly always fatal, according to the CDC.

Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died after being ...