Brain-Eating Amoeba, which is also known as Naegleria fowleri, is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba, and is commonly found in warm fresh water.
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carding to the cdc about three people in the u.s. are infected by this every year, and it s usually fatal. cnn s jacqueline howard has more. reporter: i can tell you this stuff is still being investigated by the florida department of health. health officials in charlotte county say the person who died was infected with a brain-eating amoeba, quote, possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water, end quote. they recommend using only distilled or sterile water for sinus rinses. tap water should be boiled for at least one minute and then cooled before it s considered okay to use for sinus rinsing. that reduces the risk of infections with microoregon nips like the brain-eating amoeba. this amoeba is a single-celled organism found in soil and warm