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It's allergy season, and you may turn to a nasal rinse for relief, but be careful with what water you use.
现在是过敏季节，你可能会通过冲洗鼻腔来缓解相应症状，但一定要注意使用的水。
Dr. Ariel Grobman is an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist, and is no stranger to sinus rinses for congestion relief.
阿里尔·格罗伯曼医生是一位耳鼻喉专家，对用鼻窦冲洗来缓解充血这种方式也并不陌生。
But on Thursday, the Charlotte County Health Department said that one person died after using a nasal rinse.
但周四，夏洛特县卫生部门表示，有人在冲洗鼻腔后死亡。
An officials said that person used tap water which was contaminated with an amoeba, that once inside the nose went to the brain.
一名官员称，死者使用的是被阿米巴原虫污染的自来水，而一旦阿米巴原虫钻入鼻子，就会进入大脑。
"Patients can unfortunately get sick very quickly, there's no known cure for this specific infection."
“很不幸，患者可能很快就会发病，目前还没有治愈这种特定感染的方法。”
So it's imperative that the water used in these rinses are free of germs, filtered water is not enough.
因此，这些清洗鼻窦的水必须是无细菌的，而过滤水是远远不够的。
He tells me these brain-eating amoeba deaths are incredibly rare, and even more rare that they came from someone's tap water.
格罗伯曼医生告诉我，这种食脑变形虫致死事件非常罕见，更罕见的是通过人类的自来水。
So until the mystery is solved, Charlotte County health officials are telling people that in addition to the precautions needed for sinus rinses,
因此，在谜团解开之前，夏洛特县卫生官员告知人们，除了冲洗鼻窦所需的预防措施外，
they should not allow water to go up their nose when bathing, showering, washing their face, or swimming in small blow-up pools.
在洗澡、沐浴、洗脸或在小型充气池游泳时，不要让水进入鼻子当中。
They should also not allow children to play unsupervised with hoses or sprinklers.
不得让孩子们在无人监督的情况下使用软管或洒水器玩耍。
And they should keep swimming pools adequately disinfected before and during use.
此外，在使用游泳池之前和使用期间，还应该对其进行充分消毒。
Normally, these amoebas are found in lakes and unfiltered water.
这些变形虫通常是生活在湖泊和未经过滤的水中。
