Article 69D0D Florida Man Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Infection Caught From Tap Water

Florida Man Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Infection Caught From Tap Water

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Ed Cara
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Florida health officials say a man recently died from a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri-an infection likely caught from rinsing his sinuses with tap water. These infections are incredibly rare but almost always lethal, and they have been previously linked to nasal rinsing, such as through the use of neti...

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