A woman in Texas died from a brain infection, simply because she rinsed her sinuses with infected tap water. The unnamed 71-year-old woman died from an amoeba last year, according to the Daily Mail.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Woman After Infected Tap Water Gets In Sinuses

She most likely was infected through tap water from an RV’s water system on a campground. This is according to the county health department. Still, the area’s tap water is safe to drink, as this terrifying amoeba can only hurt you if it goes through your nose.

According to the CDC, this rare amoeba is called Naegleria fowleri. It’s a one-celled organism that lives in rivers, warm freshwater lakes, and hot springs. Due to its ability to infect the brain and destroy brain tissue, they often call it the “brain-eating ameba

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