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Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
A TWELVE-year-old boy passed away after being infected by a brain-eating parasite while swimming in a lake. Jaysen Carr died on July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir in the US ...
Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.
The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.
Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.
On Tuesday, the parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student who died from a brain-eating amoeba, will ...
The family of a child who died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray came forward on Thursday, ...
The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, most often causes infection through open wounds and the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood.