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Once again, a person has died after being infected by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri. This lethal unicellular organism got into the brain of a Florida resident after that person squirted tap water, which is not sterile, into the nose and sinuses as a sinus rinse. Naegleria grows in warm fresh water including ponds, lakes, river, and hot springs.

A number of previous deaths have occurred when persons used Neti Pots to flush their sinuses using tap water. Other deaths due to these amoebae have been traced to children and teens infected while swimming.

I heartily recommend cleansing nasal cavities to liquify and remove obstructing mucus. When you do, you must use sterile normal saline. The best source are aerosol cans marked as Simply Saline, Little Remedies. Nasal Mist, and Neilmed Nasal Wash. I do not recommend any products that do not provide sealed, aerosol containers of sterile saline but rather use tap water that must be boiled, cooled, and adjusted using included packets of minerals. I also don’t recommend squeeze bottles that can suck contaminated nasal contents back into the bottle.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-person-dies-brain-eating-amoeba-infection.html

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