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A Texas woman died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from tap water used to clear out her sinuses. The 71-year-old, who was not identified, fell ill within four days of using a nasal ...
The Brief A 71-year-old woman died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after cleaning her sinuses with unboiled tap water from an RV at a campground in Texas.
In 2023, a Florida woman contracted the brain-eating infection the same way the Texas woman did — and died from it. Experts recommend a few different ways to avoid possibly getting infected with ...
A woman in Texas died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...
Symptoms of brain-eating amoeba generally start one to nine days after nasal exposure and many people die within 18 days of showing symptoms, according to the CDC. These include severe headaches ...
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