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

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

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

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

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

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...

A person has died after they contracted an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba at a South Carolina lake recently, ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed to our sister station, WIS, Monday evening that there is a case of a ...

A tragic death in South Carolina has reignited fears about the rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba. Experts warn the first ...

Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed that a child who contracted a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month has ...

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