A 71-year-old woman in the United States had an unfortunate death after contracting a fatal brain-eating amoeba by using tap water for nasal rinsing. According to the US Centres for Disease Control ...

A woman in Texas has died after contracting a fatal brain amoeba from contaminated water. The patient, 71, had used a nasal irrigation device filled with unboiled tap water from an RV’s water ...

She received treatment for the infection — primary amebic meningoencephalitis — which is caused by Naegleria fowleri, often called the “brain-eating amoeba,” the CDC said. But even after ...

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after cleaning her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report.

Lab tests later confirmed she had Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism often referred to as a “brain-eating amoeba.” The CDC concluded the infection likely occurred through nasal exposure ...

(NBC5) A 71-year-old Texas woman has died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The woman was using tap water from an RV campground to clear out her sinuses last year, the Centers ...