A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

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

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

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

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