A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend ...

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...

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

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

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent passing from a brain-eating amoeba in an effort to raise public awareness of the often fatal brain infection caused by ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...

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