Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:47:25 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Beware the brain-eating amoeba Content-Language: en-US Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: <1133646451.732124471.832788.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <17bcbaa04693e8ee$67$3121036$c0d58a68@news.newsdemon.com> <720985773.732165803.511568.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> From: moviePig In-Reply-To: <720985773.732165803.511568.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 35 Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:47:27 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 2271 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17bd01494ca3fe7e$112077$856620$cd54664@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 2651 On 3/15/2024 12:41 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: > moviePig wrote: >> On 3/14/2024 11:55 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: >>> shawn wrote: >>>> On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:03:53 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not sure this makes for the basis of a '50s drive-in movie. Basically, >>>>> all you have to do is NOT irrigate your nostrils with tap water, to keep >>>>> the amoeba out of your sinuses and from getting into your brain. >>>>> >>>>> https://apnews.com/article/neti-pots-tap-water-amoeba-aed6e6f9129d85146d396d71b8778812 >>>> >>>> I knew those sorts of amoebas were out there but thought the only risk >>>> of catching them was if you inhaled water from ponds that contained >>>> them. I had no idea they could also be found in treated water. Not >>>> that I've ever used a neti pot but I do know people that have used >>>> them and I assume they just used tap water to do so. >>>> >>> >>> Indeed, they do. >> >> I've said this before but, it seems profoundly stupid to suppose that >> the complex substance Nature has evolved to most effectively coat your >> nasal passages can be improved upon by replacement with mere tap water. >> > > It’s not tapwater. The things come with little saline packets, and you make > your own saline solution. In fact, they generally have warnings not to use > just plain water. Okay, maybe that's different. But such warnings aren't encouraging...