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A woman died after contracting a rare brain infection from using tap water to clear sinuses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 71-year-old woman was at a campground in ...

A woman in Texas died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

The CDC said a 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses.

The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.

She received treatment for the infection — primary amebic meningoencephalitis — which is caused by Naegleria fowleri, often called the “brain-eating amoeba,” the CDC said. But even after ...

Through an investigation, the CDC confirmed that Naegleria fowleri was found in the woman’s cerebrospinal fluid. Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form, computer ...

According to the CDC, Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba,” is a one-celled organism that lives in freshwater lakes, rivers, and hot springs. “If water containing the ameba ...