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Child Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Popular South Carolina Lake
Brain-eating amoeba is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also resides in poorly maintained or minimally chlorinated swimming pools, staying in these habitats to feed on bacteria.
Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted at Lake Murray.
The family of a boy who died after contracting an amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement.
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