The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.
A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after she cleaned her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report.
The woman, an otherwise healthy 71-year-old, developed “severe neurologic symptoms,” including fever, headache and an altered mental status, four days after she filled a nasal irrigation device with tap water from her RV’s water system at a Texas campsite, the CDC report said.
She was treated for primary amebic meningoencephalitis — a brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, often referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba.” Despite treatment, the woman experienced seizures and died from the infection eight days after she developed symptoms, the agency said.
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The whole point of a humidifier with a wick is that you can use tap water with it. When the mineral buildup gets to be too much, simply replace the wick.
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Well it’s been working that way in practice for me for years.
I live in a dry climate, so I need to run a humidifier year round. I also have extremely hard tap water, and that’s all I put in the humidifier (along with a capful of sanitizer). Replace the wick every 60 days, or when it gets hard from calcium buildup). I’ve been doing it this way since 2021 without a single problem.
Stop overthinking humidifiers. They’re literally just a tub of water with a fan attached to them. And please do yourself a favor and watch this Technology Connections video. There is actual science behind what I’m saying.
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Dude quit talking out of your ass and please just watch the video. I’m tired of your ignorant bullshit.
Unlike you, I actually know what I’m doing. ✌️
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