A member asked:

Can you contract a brain-eating amoeba from the vapor coming out of an essential oil diffuser? was smelling mist to see if sense came back from covid infection?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

No. Amebic encephalitis VERY rare, 2-3 cases/year in entire US. Besides, amebic cysts would be destroyed when the vapor is heated

Answered 4/13/2021

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No risk at all. Don't worry about it.

Answered 4/15/2021

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