Child Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba at Lake Murray in South Carolina

A patient in a South Carolina children's hospital has died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, likely contracted from Lake Murray, marking the first case in the state since 2016. The infection is highly fatal, occurring when contaminated water enters the brain through the nose during recreational water activities. Health officials advise precautions like nose clips to reduce risk.