– Windshield washer fluid a source of Legionnaires disease
– “This study is the first to detect high levels of Legionella in automobiles or aerosolized by washer fluid spray,” says Schwake. “While potential transmission of a deadly respiratory disease from a source as common as automobile windshield washing systems is significant, the study also points to the fact people can be exposed to pathogens — particularly those occurring naturally in the environment — in previously unknown and unusual ways.”
* Presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology MAY 2014
– http://healthresearchreport.me/2014/05/23/windshield-washer-fluid-a-source-of-legionnaires-disease-2/
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