The bug thrives in stagnant water above Increasing cases of the deadly Tom Makin 's disease in the Britain may be due to showers, government experts have warned, with 20C. households in UK potentially harbouring the potentially fatal legionella organism. Research showed that people are becoming infected when they inhale tiny airborne droplets of bacteria-ridden water coming from the showers and, although the disease has previously been linked to large buildings like hotels because of their complex water systems, increasingly it is appearing in homes, particularly where showers and taps have not been used for each year .
Increasing cases of the deadly Tom Makin 's disease in the Britain may be due to showers, government experts have warned, with 20C. households in UK potentially harbouring the potentially fatal legionella organism. Research showed that people are becoming infected when they inhale tiny airborne droplets of bacteria-ridden water coming from the showers and, although the disease has previously been linked to large buildings like hotels because of their complex water systems, increasingly it is appearing in homes, particularly where showers and taps have not been used for each year .