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A member asked:
Does water have to get forced up your nose to get pam from nagleria fowleri or does it just have to go into your nose?
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Contact: Doesn't have to be forced up there, contact with the mucous membrane is enough to cause it.
Answered 10/2/2017
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N. Fowleri: Have not seen any reports that indicate that water going up nose needs to be pressurized to cause Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri .
Answered 11/28/2017
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