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Kamaji:
Person dies after catching ‘brain-eating’ amoeba from tap water: report

By David Propper
March 1, 2023

A Florida person is dead after contracting an incredibly rare “brain-eating” infection that appears to have come from tap water, federal health officials said.

The person was infected with Naegleria fowleri after rinsing their nose with tap water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Fox 4. The patient died on Feb. 20.

“The adult patient reportedly performed nasal rinsing daily with unboiled tap water, which is thought to be the source of the infection,” the CDC said in a statement to the station.

The CDC additionally said this was the first case of the deadly infection this year and the first ever reported in the winter months in the US, according to the station.

The CDC did not detail where the person lived in the state, but state health officials said in a news release last Thursday there was a case of Naegleria fowleri that took place in Charlotte County, located in the southwest part of the Sunshine State.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/fl-person-dies-after-catching-brain-eating-amoeba-report/

Idiot:

--- Quote from: Kamaji on March 02, 2023, 12:58:34 pm ---Person dies after catching ‘brain-eating’ amoeba from tap water: report

By David Propper
March 1, 2023

A Florida person is dead after contracting an incredibly rare “brain-eating” infection that appears to have come from tap water, federal health officials said.

The person was infected with Naegleria fowleri after rinsing their nose with tap water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Fox 4. The patient died on Feb. 20.

“The adult patient reportedly performed nasal rinsing daily with unboiled tap water, which is thought to be the source of the infection,” the CDC said in a statement to the station.

The CDC additionally said this was the first case of the deadly infection this year and the first ever reported in the winter months in the US, according to the station.

The CDC did not detail where the person lived in the state, but state health officials said in a news release last Thursday there was a case of Naegleria fowleri that took place in Charlotte County, located in the southwest part of the Sunshine State.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/fl-person-dies-after-catching-brain-eating-amoeba-report/

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Putting tap water up your nose is pretty stupid from the start.

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