Important medical news.

…51-year-old woman in the state died after she was infected with the “brain-eating” amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which enters the body through the nose and sometimes causes devastating meningitis. Apparently, the amoeba lurked in tap water the woman used in her neti pot, a pitcher-like device used to rinse nasal passages.

This is why I only use single-malt scotch in my Neti pot. (Mixing it with Mountain Dew is optional.)

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2 Responses to “Important medical news.”

  1. Weer'd Beard says:
    December 21, 2011 at 11:36 am

    My sinus rinse bottle gets rinsed and dried with each use for this very reason….or at least one slightly less scary.

  2. stainles says:
    December 21, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    I’m actually a little surprised that the amoeba is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Is there something specific about the human sinus that makes this possible?