I remember two people getting this brain-eating amoeba from using neti pots- from using tap water!
“A 69-year-old woman in Seattle died from a rare and fatal brain infection caused by the amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris, which is believed to have entered her body through the use of untreated tap water in a neti pot.”
“A man in southwest Florida died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, which state health officials say was ‘possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water.’”
The CDC recommends using boiled, sterile or distilled water.
I use a neti pot constantly b/c of allergies and use either boil or distilled water.
It’s Missouri which is pretty much deep red. So they need to scare as much as possible.
Happens yearly in warm/hot pools of water.
“”through nasal passages, causing severe inflammation and tissue destruction.””
What are the other symptoms that would make a person seek medical treatment?
I DID read the article but couldn’t find any symptoms mentioned.