The family of a 12-year-old boy who died in South Carolina this month have confirmed his cause of death to be an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri, more commonly referred to as a “brain-eating amoeba.”

It’s believed the boy, identified as Jaysen Carr, contracted the infection while swimming in Lake Murray, a central South Carolina reservoir popular with swimmers, boaters and fishermen, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

“The family has many questions about how and why Jaysen died and wants to do everything in their power to ensure this doesn’t happen to another family,” an attorney for Carr’s family wrote in a statement shared with Nexstar’s WCBD.

What is Naegleria fowleri?

Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled organism primarily found in warm freshwater and soil, according to........

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