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

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

A TWELVE-year-old boy passed away after being infected by a brain-eating parasite while swimming in a lake. Jaysen Carr died on July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir in the US ...

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

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

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

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

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

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

The family of a 12-year-old boy who recently died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, has hired ...

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.