North Las Vegas, NV
A 18-year-old male asked:

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?

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
Dr. John Goldman
Rheumatology 57 years experience
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
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