20% of British Legionnaire Disease cases may be caused by stagnant windshield wiper water

[charlie]

Who woulda thunk it? Stay healthy, put wiper fluid in your reservoirs.

Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says.

Stagnant, warm water is a breeding ground for the Legionella bacterium, which when inhaled causes pneumonia.

Yet adding screenwash kills the bacteria and could save lives, the Agency advised.

The finding came after researchers spotted that professional drivers are five times more likely to be infected...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10293519.stm

[Sherman A1]

1. Interesting

[KT2000]

2. Good catch

life's mysteries usually have logical explanations.