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Can someone get infected by a brain eating amoeba by inhaling from a humidifier? i've been using one for my and my daughter's sinus infection.
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No: Unless your humidifier water comes untreated from a pond, lake, river, or hot spring. Even then, pretty rare. There have only been 30 cases in the USA since 2001.And of course the humidifier would have to be directed directly up your nose!
Answered 10/3/2017
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No case reports: of Naegleria fowleri infection from inhalation.
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