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A Texas woman died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a sinus rinse, a CDC report says. Here's what to know about the often fatal infection.

A Texas woman has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after using a sinus rinse with contaminated water, according to a case report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 71 ...

The 71-year-old Texas woman was previously healthy before getting an infection from a brain-eating amoeba, a CDC case report said.

A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

A Texas woman died from a rare brain infection after she flushed her sinuses with tap water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A brain-eating amoeba killed a 71-year-old Texas woman. Here's what to know about the amoeba.

A 71-year-old woman died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after cleaning her sinuses with unboiled tap water from an RV at a campground in Texas. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is rare but ...

The CDC said a 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses.