The brain-eating amoeba case is rare, but it’s a wake-up call for anyone rinsing their sinuses with tap water.

A 71-year-old Texas woman died after using RV tap water for a nasal rinse. CDC warns the brain-eating amoeba can be found in ...

A Texas woman died after using RV tap water to rinse her sinuses, and health officials say a rare brain-eating amoeba was to ...

A healthy 71-year-old woman died from a rare brain infection after using tap water in a neti pot, highlighting a deadly but ...

Tap water is not sterile ... Several cases of brain-eating amoeba have been reported from neti pots, devices used to flush nasal passages. There have also been multi-state outbreaks of ...

consequences can come from flushing nasal passages with common tap water. "We published this study because we want people to be aware of this risk," said the CDC's Dr. Julia Haston. Neti pots are ...

Despite their benefits, neti pots come with serious risks when used improperly. The most dangerous mistake is using tap water directly from your faucet. While tap water is generally safe to drink ...