Alert on the damage caused to health bacteria housed in showers

<img src = "http://www.radionuevitas.icrt.cu/fotos/ducha.jpg" border = "0" alt = "Alert for health damage caused by bacteria in showers. "Title =" Alert for bacterial damage by shower bacteria. "Style =" float: left; margin: 1px 2px; border-radius: 5px; padding: 3px; Washington, 9 November – Bacteria living in showers can be dangerous for our health, warns a study by American scientists from the Institute of Environmental Sciences of the University of Colorado, published in MBio Magazine

To achieve this thesis, the authors collected data on water chemistry and showerhead samples in more than 650 households in the United States and in 13 countries of Europe.

According to the results, Most of the parasites found belong to the genus Mycobacterium, a large group of microorganisms organisms, some of which are pathogens responsible for serious diseases in mammals, such as lung diseases, tuberculosis or even leprosy.

The team led by Noah Fierer, explains that when the drops fall from the head, the drops carry mycobacteria that can be inhaled by the person showering and that they reach the lungs health.

According to Academician Ignacio López-Goñi, of the University of Navarre, one of the most popular remedies is to clean the shower head with vinegar.

However, boil the shower handle, adding bleach could be a more effective way of cleaning it, he suggested.