US EditionSouth Carolina's Family Loss Highlights the Dangers of Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
LAKE MURRAY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 31 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports only four survivors among 167 brain-eating amoeba cases since 1962, highlighting the infection's rarity and severity.
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What to Know About the Brain-Eating Amoeba That Killed a Boy Swimming in a Lake
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up the nose, like when someone jumps or dives in the water. It causes an infection that swells the brain and destroys tissue. Fewer than 10 cases are reported each year in the U.S., but almost all are fatal. Here are some things to know about the amoeba, …
The tranquillity of the summer in Lake Murray (South Carolina) turned into a nightmare for the Carr family: their 12-year-old son Jaysen died on 18 July 2025, after contracting a terrifying amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, known as "brain eater". This young student from Hand Middle School, described as a brilliant and passionate student of music (he played flute in the school orchestra) as well as several sports — football, baseball, basketball — like…
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