3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water

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This month, the rare infection killed a 16-year-old Florida girl, who fell ill after swimming, and a 9-year-old Virginia boy, who died a week after he went to a fishing day camp. The boy had been dunked the first day of camp, his mother told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Those cases are consistent with past cases, which are usually kids — often boys — who get exposed to the bug while swimming or doing water sports in warm ponds or lakes.

The third case, in Louisiana, was more unusual. It was a young man whose death in June was traced to the tap water he used in a device called a neti pot. It's a small teapot-shaped container used to rinse out the nose and sinuses with salt water to relieve allergies, colds and sinus trouble. To learn more follow the yahoo link.

Also from our video library, listen to Dr.David Davenport, MD, Medical Director, Infection Control & Prevention, Borgess Medical Center,  spoke with Richard Piet, WKZO radio, about the rare brain infections caused by amoeba-Naegleria flowleri.