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

Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child’s death.

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...

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 fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

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

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 family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection contracted at the popular Midlands lake.

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