The CDC recommends people use distilled water instead of tap water, which is not sterile, for nasal irrigation practices The ...

It can only infect a person's brain through water entering their nose and nasal passages. This allows the amoeba to pass through nasal tissue and infect the brain and central nervous system.

Naegleria fowleri is a rare and lethal infection caused by brain-eating amoeba (aka PAM) that thrives in warm freshwater ...