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Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.
Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...
The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.
The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...
Rare brain-eating amoeba killed South Carolina's 12-year-old boy after spending a joyful Fourth of July in a popualar lake ...
A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr.
After Jaysen Carr's death, Rep. Jermaine Johnson said he wants to see changes in how the deadly infection is handled by state ...
The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...
Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.
The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...
The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in some Louisiana waters. Here's what to know about brain ...