Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a skin condition caused by “microscopic parasites,” according to the Centers for ...

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A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X that she is expected to make a ‘special announcement’ on Monday morning.

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After several inquiries from the community, Action News Now investigated the claims. The pool does not have a brain-eating amoeba, but it is home to other creatures.

Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...

Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Thick clouds prompted SpaceX to call off Thursday’s planned launch of four astronauts to the ...

A state environmental official said this week the state doesn't test freshwater bodies of water for deadly “brain-eating” ...