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A member asked:
I snored water to wash out my nostrils last night and then i found out this can be dangerous. i'm worried i may have been infected with naegleria fowleri. i'm very scared. i live in boca raton, fl!! i'm shaking i'm so scared?
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Anxiety at the intensity of a panic attack is likely as cases of brain eating amoeba are extremely rare and available water, tap or bottle is chemically treated and/or filtered and would not be contaminating, only anecdotal such cases.
Answered 7/5/2021
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