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The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.

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

The woman, an otherwise healthy 71-year-old, developed "severe neurologic symptoms," including fever, headache and an altered mental status, four days after she filled a nasal irrigation device with tap water from her RV's water system at a Texas campsite, the CDC report said.

She was treated for primary amebic meningoencephalitis — a brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, often referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba." Despite treatment, the woman experienced seizures and died from the infection eight days after she developed symptoms, the agency said.

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

It blows my mind, that the richest country in one of the most developed areas on the globe is unable to provide save tap water.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago

Blame it on the idiots banning Flouridation and the like. Sadly, there's likely a large overlap with Netti-pot users.

There's useful paranoia, and then there's this.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

Whoa whoa whoa, a neti pot isn't some high energy life changing quartz or a magnetic bracelet that's supposed to realign your chacras. Neti pots have real, legitimate medical use and are recommended by many ENTs and allergists for a range of medical conditions. They also have clear warnings to use sterile water.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Nailed it with your last line.

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