Jaysen Carr's parents had no idea his headaches and nausea were being caused by an organism called naegleria fowleri, which caused a rare but fatal infection.

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from swimming in a popular lake. Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia,