Taking showers 'can make you ill'Showering may be bad for your health, say US scientists, who have shown that dirty shower heads can deliver a face full of harmful bacteria.
Tests revealed nearly a third of devices harbour significant levels of a bug that causes lung disease.
Levels of Mycobacterium avium were 100 times higher than those found in typical household water supplies.
M. avium forms a biofilm that clings to the inside of the shower head, reports the National Academy of Science.I do so love a good bit of scaremongeringHot tubs and spa pools carry a similar infection risk, according to the Health Protection Agency.![]()


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