New research by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) suggests that water from windscreen washer jets could be the cause of one in five cases of Legionnaires' Disease.

The illness is caught when stagnant warm water containing the Legionella bacteria is sprayed and inhaled. It can lead to pneumonia and is sometimes fatal.

It was found that those who drive for a living are five times more likely to catch Legionnaires' Disease. The HPA believes that drivers who fill the washer reservoir of...


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