Don't Drink The Water: Texas Town's Water Supply Contains Brain-Eating Bug

Residents of eight communities around Lake Jackson, Texas, were warned on Saturday not to use tap water for anything other than flushing toilets.

That's because a rare brain-eating amoeba was found in the public water supply.

The microbe, naegleria fowleri, is found in fresh water and soil.

If it gets up the nose, it can cause a potentially fatal brain illness.

The CDC says symptoms include seizures, vomiting, and hallucinations — with people dying within a week of contracting the illness.