Posted on 08/26/2025 6:23:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
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.
The Lake of the Ozarks has tier one residences and for decades accepted human waste directly from those properties. There have been notices about e coli in recent years. I am amazed that this hasn’t happened earlier to more people.
It’s Missouri which is pretty much deep red. So they need to scare as much as possible.
Yes, I forgot the sarcasm tag. Hahaha! I was waiting for someone to say something.
Yeah, that was the joke. 8~)
Happens yearly in warm/hot pools of water.
Dont face plant going above 5MPH. Dont fill up on lake water. It’ll kill you!
“”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.
sheesh- surprised a lot of folks haven’t gotten sick- The lake near us has a duck problem and it causes ‘swimmer’s itch’ every year- but people still swim there-
Bleeding holes in your skin is the big one..................
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