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Family Urges More Safety Warnings After Son Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba Following Lake Swim
Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...
Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake
A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.
Boy, 12, dies of brain-eating amoeba after swimming in South Carolina reservoir
Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s ...
They thought their son had a headache. Now a SC family is pushing for changes while mourning their son
The Carrs were joined by their attorney, Tyler Bailey, who said the family has not been contacted by any public health or ...
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Brain-eating amoeba: Who is most often infected?
Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
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Family of 12-year-old speaks out after he dies of rare, brain‑eating amoeba in South Carolina
Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...