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Texas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration Over Brain-Eating Amoeba In Their Drinking Water

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS
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<p class="has-drop-cap has-text-color" style="color:#831265;font-size:23px" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80"><strong>The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority late on Friday of the potential contamination of its water supply by <em>Naegleria fowleri</em>.</strong>The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority late on Friday of the potential contamination of its water supply by Naegleria fowleri.
water contaminated texas
<p class="has-drop-cap has-text-color" style="color:#831265;font-size:23px" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80"><strong><em>Naegleria fowleri</em> is a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/general.html&quot; target="_blank"><em>US Centers for Disease Control</em></a> and Prevention. </strong>Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
water contaminated texas
<p class="has-drop-cap has-text-color" style="color:#831265;font-size:23px" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80"><strong>It usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose, from where it travels to the brain and can cause a rare and debilitating disease called primary amebic meningoencephalitis.</strong>It usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose, from where it travels to the brain and can cause a rare and debilitating disease called primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
water contaminated texas
<p class="has-drop-cap has-text-color" style="color:#831265;font-size:23px" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80"><strong>Families have also been warned not to allow children to play with hoses, sprinklers, or any toy or device that may accidentally squirt water up the nose.</strong>Families have also been warned not to allow children to play with hoses, sprinklers, or any toy or device that may accidentally squirt water up the nose.