A 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from using tap water in a nasal rinse device . The woman, who was staying at a local campground, used unboiled tap water from an RV faucet for her nasal irrigation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Within four days, she developed severe neurological symptoms, including fever, headache, and altered mental status.

The woman was treated for primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare and deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba. Despite medical intervention, she suffered seizures and died eight days after symptoms appeared . Testing confirmed the presence of N. fowleri in her cerebrospinal fluid.

The CDC emphasizes the

See Full Page