Posted on 03/02/2023 6:53:48 AM PST by BenLurkin
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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You’re not supposed to use tap water with those sinus cleaners to begin with. They specifically tell you to use distilled or purified water, along with their saline packets. They also tell you not to use regular salt.
I have a deviated septum, and Rhinitis, so there's times my nose runs uncontrollably, then it will stuff up. I also get sneezing jags at least once a day, so I'm blowing my nose a lot. In order to be able to breathe when I sleep, I have to wear a nasal strip every night to bed.
Basically whipping up bathwater in your brain. Don’t do it!
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