Officials in Louisiana warned this week that a brain-eating parasite known as Naegleria fowleri might survive in some of the state’s tap water, cautioning that if residents use the common cold remedy known as a neti pot, they should thoroughly boil their water first.
Neti pots work by injecting a hot water/salt solution into users’ sinuses, flushing out mucus and clearing the nasal passages. Although Naegleria fowleri is most commonly found in pond water, lakes and rivers, officials said that two people in Mississippi recently fell victim to to the amoeba, seemingly after they used tap water in their neti pots. The two male victims, both killed by their infection, were ages 20 and 51
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6 comments:
Yet another reason for me to never try one of these!
I was always tempted but I know that the Egyptians would pull the brain out through the nostrils so the two are connected. You don't want to put anything up your nose.
It's the tap water, not the neti pot....
So snorting tap water is more dangerous than snorting coke? See, learn something every day.
Well, it's only 2 deaths. How many deaths come from coke per year? Now I must know.
I have been waiting for my bottled water delivery all day and have been forced to drink tap water. Then I see this story. EEEEEEEEE
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