A woman contracted a fatal brain-eating ameba after rinsing her sinuses. Here’s how to avoid it

An elderly woman from Texas has died after contacting a brain-eating ameba from rinsing her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control said - (Centers for Disease Control/Dr. James Roberts, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)

An elderly woman from Texas has died after contacting a brain-eating ameba from rinsing her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control said.

Last Thursday, the CDC reported a previously healthy 71-year-old woman who developed “severe neurologic symptoms” after using a nasal irrigation device using non-boiled water from an RV’s water system at a Texas campground.