A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The ...

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

The symptoms of neurocysticercosis will differ in severity, depending on the amount, size and location of the cysts in the ...

As they grieve their son, the boy's parents said they were stunned to learn South Carolina, like most other U.S. states, has ...

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

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent passing from a brain-eating amoeba in an ...

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

Brain-damaging infections, which are caused by tapeworm eggs accidentally ingested through undercooked food or fruits and ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoebas. Infections are rare but can be deadly. What to know in ...

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

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...