Increasing cases of the deadly Legionnaire's disease in the UK may be due to showers, government experts have warned, with up to 1.5 million households in Britain potentially harbouring the potentially fatal legionella organism. Infection rates are rising across the world as more people take showers rather than baths. The outbreak has been linked by health officials and scientists to a lack of chlorine at some public baths across Britain, which could lead to an increase in infections from bacteria that can cause pneumonia.
Increasing cases of the deadly Legionnaire's disease in the UK may be due to showers, government experts have warned, with up to 1.5 million households in Britain potentially harbouring the potentially fatal legionella organism. The outbreak has been linked by health officials and scientists to a lack of chlorine at some public baths across Britain, which could lead to an increase in infections from bacteria that can cause pneumonia.