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Got a little water in nose when out riding atv. does water have to be forced up nose hard to get the brain eating amoeba.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No reports show: that significant force is required for development of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri. There have only been 8 case reports of PAM in California between 1962 & 2016.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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