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Family of boy who died from brain-eating amoeba speaks out

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake

A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up the nose, like when someone jumps or dives in the water.

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Parents of boy who died from 'brain-eating amoeba' say they are 'terrified it will happen to someone else'

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Family of 12-year-old SC boy who died from brain-eating amoeba speaks to media

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Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered hi...

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Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake

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Brain-eating amoeba: Who is most often infected?

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‘He thought he was safe’: SC family calls for change after son’s death from amoeba

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden dangers in South Carolina’s freshwater lakes.

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Family of Jaysen Carr urges agencies to implement warnings around risk of deadly freshwater amoeba

The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria Fowleri -- are speaking out regarding their son's tragic death.

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Why the family of 12-year-old Lake Murray amoeba victim wants an investigation

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

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