Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Woman After Using Neti Pot
Every summer, the media reports on someone who died after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba. These cases usually occur after a person has visited a pool, waterpark, or a tepid lake. These horrifying infections are exceedingly rare, but they can still occur after a person comes into contact with the amoeba at home. Most recently, a woman died after inhaling a brain-eating amoeba from tap water she used in a Neti pot to irrigate her sinuses.