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Further Revelations on Naegleria Fowleri
Those of you who have seen my warnings about using non sterile nasal irrigation water may remember the villain of those tales: a brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri. The warnings were especially dire because the death rate was as well: hundreds of people die worldwide every year from drinking or rinsing with water that … Continue reading Further Revelations on Naegleria Fowleri
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Some of you may recall the increasingly dire warnings I recently issued about using fully sterilized water when a Neti pot is called for. In my most recent post, I describe a nasty amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, whose effects can include brain damage and, eventually, death. At the time, it was thought that N. … Continue reading Yet Another Reason to Choose Sterile Water
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