Florida man dies after contracting brain-eating infection from rinsing sinuses with tap water
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A south Florida man died Feb. 20 after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating infection, from using tap water to rinse his sinuses. His case was the first in the U.S. this year.
DOH-Charlotte reported one case involving Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic single-celled living amoeba, on Feb. 23. The department said infection is rare and can only happen when water contaminated with the amoeba enters through the nose, stressing that it cannot be contracted by drinking tap water.
The amoeba can cause an infection of the brain known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) – a condition that does not have any known effective treatments.
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