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Can n fowleri survive past a water softener? will microwaving water to steam in kill it? the local area has had it, concern is w/ childs nasal bulb.

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Survives softener: N Fowleri grows best in warm water and serious infection enters though the nose into the brain. Use distilled or boiled and cooled water to make nasal solutions for Neti Pot, etc. Sanitation with steam should be effective. Most bulbs are used to suction secretions out of the nose. The main risk of infection is forceful entry of contaminated water into the nose, such as jumping into a pond.

Answered 3/12/2019

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