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flag Parents push for warnings on brain-eating amoeba after son's death in South Carolina lake.

Parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Lake Murray, South Carolina, are calling for more warnings about the risk. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, enters the body through the nose and causes a nearly always fatal infection. South Carolina, like most states, does not require public reporting of such infections. The Carr family hopes increased awareness will prevent future tragedies.

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