A Texas woman died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a sinus rinse, a CDC report says. Here's what to ...

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The fatal brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri claimed the life of a Texas woman who used contaminated water in her nasal ...

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

A 71-year-old Texas woman died after using RV tap water for a nasal rinse. CDC warns the brain-eating amoeba can be found in ...

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear sinuses: CDC Testing at the CDC confirmed the presence of N. fowleri in her cerebrospinal fluid. Naegleria fowleri, commonly ...

A 71-year-old Texas woman died after using campground tap water to clear her sinuses. The CDC says she was infected by the ...

The 71-year-old Texas woman was previously healthy before getting an infection from a brain-eating amoeba, a CDC case report said.

A healthy Texas woman, 71, died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after using a nasal irrigation device with ...

A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report.

Lab tests later confirmed she had Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism often referred to as a “brain-eating amoeba.” The CDC concluded the infection likely occurred through nasal exposure ...