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Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear sinuses: CDC

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04.06.2025

(WJW) - A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the death investigation in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report last Thursday, stating that the patient was an otherwise healthy 71-year-old.

According to the report, she started experiencing serious symptoms like a fever, headache, and "altered mental status" within four days of using a nasal irrigation device filled with tap water.

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