US Man Dies Of Brain-Eating Amoeba, Here Are Symptoms To Watch Out For
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New Delhi: A US man last week died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. The man, a Florida resident, was reportedly infected after rinsing his nasal sinuses with tap water.
Earlier on February 23, the Florida Department of Heath had said that a patient in Charlotte County had been infected with the brain-eating amoeba. It said that the infection was "possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water".
On Thursday (March 2), a spokesman for the state health agency confirmed that the patient had died.
Setting the record straight: Infection with Naegleria fowleri is EXTREMELY RARE and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose. You CANNOT be infected by drinking tap water. https://t.co/Arp2m5aaQz
— Florida Dept. of Health (@HealthyFla) March 3, 2023 Officials across multiple government agencies are "continuing to investigate how this infection occurred, th...