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Worried about N Fowleri infection
I was on the road when a few droplets of water from the roadside came into my nostrils. I blew my nose to try to expel any drops. After half an hour I felt acidity on reaching home and took ENO. While drinking ENO, I felt the effervescence and gas going in my nose too. Now I am very worried that can the effervescence and gas from the ENO cause any N Fowleri amoeba present in my nostrils from the roadside water to go up the brain and cause infection? I am sorry I ask about this too much but thanks to you I am overcoming my fear gradually. I am only so worried because I read such infection is mostly fatal even after treatment initiation. Can infection occur this way?
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Kolkata
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Dr. Saiyad Saif Naziruddin
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9 yrs exp
Raichur
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
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Indore
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