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SunSeeker

(51,504 posts)
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:05 AM Mar 2023

Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba, possibly after rinsing nose with tap water

A man in Florida died from a brain-eating amoeba that he may have contracted after he rinsed his sinuses with tap water, health officials said.“

"You CANNOT be infected by drinking tap water,” the Health Department emphasized in its statement.

The agency urged members of the public to use distilled or sterile water when they rinse their sinuses, a practice that typically involves neti pots. "Tap water should be boiled for at least 1 minute and cooled before sinus rinsing," the release said.

Symptoms of an N. fowleri infection include headaches, fever, nausea, loss of balance, disorientation, seizures and a stiff neck. The disease progresses quickly after symptoms start, and patients usually die within 18 days or less.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/florida-man-dies-brain-eating-amoeba-nose-rinse-tap-water-rcna73067



Brain-eating amoeba in Florida tap water? This could explain a lot of things...

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Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba, possibly after rinsing nose with tap water (Original Post) SunSeeker Mar 2023 OP
That was my first reaction. Haggard Celine Mar 2023 #1
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2023 #2
I knew it was the water! Earth-shine Mar 2023 #3
Me, too. It does judesedit Mar 2023 #7
this isnt the first time netipots have been in use when someone dies of this.... samnsara Mar 2023 #4
Poor guy. He was far, far more likely to be struck by lightning, Hortensis Mar 2023 #5
Don't use tap water to flush out your mucous membranes, kids Sympthsical Mar 2023 #6
Florida is trying to kill us all! Baitball Blogger Mar 2023 #8
Is it safe to use tap water in a warm mist humidifier? nt DURHAM D Mar 2023 #9
I use distilled water in my humidifier so I don't get hard water scale in there. nt SunSeeker Mar 2023 #16
Neti pots work, but boil the water first! DavidDvorkin Mar 2023 #10
What's a brain-eating amoeba doing in Florida in the first place? Aristus Mar 2023 #11
Yeah, does deSadist & fans Cha Mar 2023 #12
Living in Florida is scary on so many levels. nt SunSeeker Mar 2023 #17
I know.. I have Dem loved ones there! Cha Mar 2023 #20
... SunSeeker Mar 2023 #21
Mahalo, SunSeeker Cha Mar 2023 #23
General Discussion (Forum) Nickoledion Mar 2023 #13
Not in Florida! nt SunSeeker Mar 2023 #15
Bad idea in warm climates MissB Mar 2023 #22
I would have expected police sniper to be the cause of death of Florida Man. Rest easy, hero. Kennah Mar 2023 #14
ROFL ananda Mar 2023 #18
Suddenly it all makes sense..... Maeve Mar 2023 #19

Haggard Celine

(16,834 posts)
1. That was my first reaction.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:21 AM
Mar 2023

"This could explain a lot of things." The Governor must be rinsing his sinuses with tap water every day!

Earth-shine

(3,938 posts)
3. I knew it was the water!
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 10:58 AM
Mar 2023

There are so many crazies here in FL that there has to be a common denominator.

FL water is awful, that is until you cross the state line and go into Georgia. That water tastes even worse to me.

We use the "zerowater" system for filtration. It totally works.

Sympthsical

(9,029 posts)
6. Don't use tap water to flush out your mucous membranes, kids
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 11:10 AM
Mar 2023

It is double plus no bueno.

Tap water is not sterile, and all kinds of bugs and critters can be lurking around in it. Mucous membranes are permeable, particularly if the bacteria has a rowing crew built in.

There was a story last year or so of company in Oakland, CA making . . . something, and they decided to cheap out using tap water instead of spending money on distilled (my memory of what they were making is super fuzzy). Anyway, long story short, bacterial infections for everyone!

Boil your snot water.

Baitball Blogger

(46,676 posts)
8. Florida is trying to kill us all!
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 11:43 AM
Mar 2023

The amoebas, the alligators and all the asshole legislators and the governor!

Aristus

(66,275 posts)
11. What's a brain-eating amoeba doing in Florida in the first place?
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:30 PM
Mar 2023

One would think it would have starved to death.

Cha

(296,775 posts)
12. Yeah, does deSadist & fans
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:35 PM
Mar 2023

drink Florida Tap H2O?

I know I haven't used Tap Water since the early '70s.. but that's just me.

That's so sad about the victim.. just wanting to rinse his nose.



Cha

(296,775 posts)
20. I know.. I have Dem loved ones there!
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 10:11 PM
Mar 2023

In Gainesville & St Pete.. they're all doing great in their own little bubbles.. So far..

But that Monster is hovering above everybody.. and I can only hope for the worst for the Sadist deSantos.

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