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I was outside and bounced a basketball in a puddle, i threw it up and a drop of water fell from the basketball and entered my eye. am i at risk for brain eating aomeba?

Q: i was outside and bounced a basketball in a puddle, i threw it up and a drop of water fell from the basketball and entered my eye. am i at risk for brain eating aomeba?

: No worries. It's usually when water goes up your nose, and there's about 3 cases in the US per year. ref: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/index.html

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No worries. It's usually when water goes up your nose, and there's about 3 cases in the US per year. ref: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/index.html

Answered 12/14/2022

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A member asked:

I was outside and bounced a basketball in a puddle, i threw it up and a drop of water fell from the basketball and entered my eye. am i at risk for brain eating aomeba?

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