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Does chlorine in tap water kill naegleria fowleri? i get water up my nose when showering. i heard you can get pam from tap water.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

You heard wrong: Chlorine kills Naegleria, but even unchlorinated tap water probably never transmits it. All cases are acquired in warm water outdoors, typically in stagnant lakes or pools, mostly in the southern US. Usually there are under 10 cases each year in the entire country. This is an extraordinarily rare infection that you shouldn't worry about if you don't swim in such places.

Answered 1/31/2019

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Chlorine kills: Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri is most often found in lakes, rivers, hot springs, warm water discharged from industrial plans,& poorly chlorinated or un-chlorinated pools. “Naegleria fowleri can grow in public & private water tanks and pipes, especially where little or no disinfectant (like chlorine or chloramine) is present. It can also grow in the pipes & water heaters of homes & building

Answered 11/28/2017

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