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Don’t use unsterilized tap water to rinse your sinuses. It may carry brain-eating amoebas (www.sciencenews.org)
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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

well I put two packets of salt in about a glass of water which is about %1.5 salinity level. studies have shown that above this level the mf is basically non viable:

"Salinity exhibited a significant effect on the growth of N. fowleri in both dH2O and environmental water. In general, increasing salinity concentrations decreased growth but significance differences stopped once salinity reached 1.5% NaCl. This likely occurred because growth and replication of N. fowleri were minimal past this salinity level, with the amoeba encysting at salinity concentrations above 1.5% and ultimately losing viability"

between high salinity, chlorine in the water and my super mucus filled nostrils, I hope I am fine.