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I was going to market when it started to rain, to take shelter I entered a parking lot in basement of a nearby hospital. My mask was wet so I took it off and also the helmet, just then I realised that there was a grill in the basement and I could hear noise of water gushing in the drainage beneath the grill. It was windy and basement was only half covered so as soon as I took off my mask I had droplets of drizzles on my face and in my nose. I got very scared that accidently the water from the drain might have also gone in my nose and I was breathing it on wearing the mask again. It wasn't raining very heavily but drizzling. Can droplets from drain flying in the air, or splashing in nose due to winds cause N Fowleri infection if we breathe in accidently or inhale? I didn't inhale aggressively like when we do Yoga or exercise, I just breathed normally or a bit more when wearing the mask again.
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Dr. Saiyad Saif Naziruddin
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
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Raichur
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Dr. Avinav
Head and Neck Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Shimla
The scenario laid down by you doesn't put you at significant risk of acquiring N Fowleri infection.
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Is it the first time that you have found yourself concerned about acquiring infection or do you find yourself living under the constant fear of getting infected? In case of the former, nothing further to be done but in case it is latter and the start of this has been following an experience of loss of a dear one, you might need to introspect into your anxiety.
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