A 71-year-old Texas woman died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a brain infection caused by the 'brain-eating amoeba' Naegleria fowleri. The infection followed nasal irrigation with tap water from her RV's water system. The CDC report highlights the risk of using non-distilled water for nasal irrigation and recommends using distilled, sterilized, or boiled water instead. Investigations suggest the RV's potable water tank, filled months prior, may have been the source of contamination.

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