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 ...

Here's a grim reminder about nasal irrigation safety: a 71-year-old Texas woman is dead after using RV campground tap water ...

Most infections with Naegleria fowleri occur when people swim in contaminated water and submerge their heads, causing the ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoeba. Infections are rare, almost always deadly. How to go ...

A 71-year-old Texas woman has died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The woman was using tap water from ...

"They came back very quickly with it was a parasitic amoeba," Jennifer said. McClain was stricken by Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater rivers, hot springs and lakes.

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 ...

The report says she developed severe neurologic symptoms, including fever, headache, and altered mental status. She died ...

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

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

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