An 8-year-old’s recent summer lake swim has led to a heartbreaking tragedy.

It can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, a rare infection in which contaminated water enters the body through the nose and the amoeba travels to the brain.

AN eight-year-old girl has died from a rare brain-eating parasite after swimming in a lake on a family trip. Lillian Smart’s parents said they have been left “heartbroken” after their ...

Lillian Smart died after she likely contracted the infection from swimming in Lake Claiborne, a lake in the northern part of Louisiana.

An eight-year-old girl in Louisiana has tragically died after contracting a rare and highly fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. Lillian Smart lost her life over the weekend following a ...

Lillian Smart's family says the 8-year-old's brain injuries were too severe to survive after contracting Naegleria fowleri while swimming in a lake.

An 8-year-old girl has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming at a lake in Louisiana. Lillian Smart was infected with Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that thrives ...

Lillian Smart, 8, died after a Naegleria fowleri infection likely linked to swimming in Lake Claiborne, according to Louisiana health officials.