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Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.
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News Nation on MSNWhat is Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba?
The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.
Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
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Face2Face Africa on MSNFamily 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 ...
Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...
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Parents who lost son to Naegleria fowleri speak out about risks of freshwater amoeba
Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.
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 ...
A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...
A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater.
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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a South Carolina 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.
"The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) was made aware of Naegleria fowleri in our state on the week of July 7.
As they grieve their son, the boy's parents are speaking out to try to prevent anyone else from losing a child.
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