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A member asked:
I live in maine on town water. i recently got shower water directly up my nose. im worried about brain eating amoeba, should i be worried?
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Infection: Very unlikely to get "brain eating amoeba" from domestic water source. However your best call would be to your local health dept if any issues with water.
Answered 5/27/2019
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