The CDC says the woman developed a fever, headache, and confusion 4 days after sinus rinse, and died 8 days after symptoms began.

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 ...

RV tap water used for sinus rinsing contained the brain‑eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri. Here's what you need to know—and how ...

A woman in Texas used unsafe water for nasal irrigation and caught the violent Naegleria fowleri. She died 8 days later.

A 71-year-old woman in Texas died after using unboiled tap water from an RV for nasal rinsing, leading to a rare but fatal ...

The woman used tap water from an RV to rinse her sinuses, leading to a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by ...

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 ...

Here's why summer's a time for caution: warmer weather brings ideal conditions for Naegleria fowleri . These amoebae thrive in freshwater exceeding 80 degrees, which is precisely what happens to the ...

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A 71-year-old woman in Texas has died from a rare and fatal brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a "brain-eating ...

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

A 71-year-old woman’s death from a brain-eating amoeba while camping raises alarms about the dangers of nasal rinsing with untreated tap water in Texas.