Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba after rinsing sinuses with tap water: report

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[Martin68]

1. This sounds like a scare story. "Wash in tap water and die of a brain-eating amoeba!!!!!"

[Rebl2]

8. Have heard

of this in mid west after someone has been in lake or pond water. Never tap water before. Yikes!

[Lovie777]

2. I heard about the brain eating amoeba in Florida before......

DeSatan is so focused on becoming dictator of Florida I wonder if the Florida's Health Department has done anything about it.

[eShirl]

3. I'm told one is supposed to use only distilled water if you're going to neti.

[nilram]

6. I didn't used to but I have heard too many stories like this one

Distilled, or boiled for 5 to 10 minutes and cooled.

[milestogo]

4. We are fortunate to be able to drink most tap water.

But it should not be used for medical purposes, like rinsing sinuses or contact lenses.

[Traildogbob]

5. Florida man!!!

Brain eating Amoeba??? Really. Sorry, but that will be a very slow spread. Like the spread of any exotic species in an ecosystem, eliminate the food source to end the outbreak.

[milestogo]

7. The source is water, not food.

The ameba can be found in:

Warm fresh water, such as lakes and rivers
Geothermal (naturally hot) water, such as hot springs
Warm water discharge from industrial or power plants
Untreated geothermal (naturally hot) drinking water sources
Swimming pools, splash pads, surf parks, or other recreational venues that are poorly maintained or don’t have enough chlorine in them
Tap water
Water heaters
Soil, including sediment at the bottom of lakes, ponds, and rivers
Naegleria fowleri is not found in salt water, like the ocean.

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/general.html#anchor_49197

[Martin68]

9. I suspect this kind of infection only occurs in compromised immune systems.

If the guy got it from tap water then millions are exposed to the same amoeba without ill effects. This is just a medical scare story.

[milestogo]

11. Millions are not rinsing their sinuses with it.

[Martin68]

14. Are you suggesting the infection can only occur when the amoeba gets access to the sinuses?

[milestogo]

15. Yes, the most likely source of infection

is through the nose.

[Martin68]

16. OK, I missed that. Thanks for clarifying the for me.

[Traildogbob]

10. I know that!

The “food source” for brain eating amoeba is brain. Not much of a food source in Florida.

[Aussie105]

12. amoebic encephalitis.

Google it.

It's why pool water needs to be heavily chlorinated, a does tap water.

"Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare brain infection that is caused by Naegleria fowleri and is usually fatal.
From 1962 to 2021, 154 U.S. infections have been reported to CDC, with an average of 2–3 per year. There have only been four U.S. survivors."

"The ameba can be found in:

Warm fresh water, such as lakes and rivers
Geothermal (naturally hot) water, such as hot springs
Warm water discharge from industrial or power plants
Untreated geothermal (naturally hot) drinking water sources
Swimming pools, splash pads, surf parks, or other recreational venues that are poorly maintained or minimally chlorinated
Tap water
Water heaters
Soil"

Hint: Boil your tap water, add salt before squirting it up your nose. My wife does.

[Dopers_Greed]

13. Not a scare story

You're only supposed to use distilled water to rinse sinuses. Or boil it for some time, then cool before using.