Brain Eating' Amoeba in Sinus Rinse Kill Florida Resident
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The resident reportedly used unboiled tap water to rinse their sinuses and was exposed to deadly N. fowleri. Here’s more on safe ways to use nasal rinses.
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Brain-eating amoeba infection kills one in Florida possibly due to tap water sinus rinse, health officials warn
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WSVN 7 News on X: BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA: A person in Southwest Florida has died after being infected with the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri. / X