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Can you contract naegleriasis by inhaling through your nose when there is steam rising from the warm water even when no water has entered the nose?
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Not likely: Uncertain about the diagnostic category you describe. But as a general rule of thumb the answer is no but it can occur as a result of water that's been contaminated going into the nose during activities like swimming, bathing or nasal irrigation
Answered 12/12/2016
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