It is interesting to note, at this time of the World Cup, a number of additional health risks have been postulated. The plastic horns that people blow at matches in South Africa (the vuvuzelas) have been claimed (http://politifi.com/news/2010-World-Cup-Study-says-Vuvuzelas-could-spread-germs-at-World-Cup-789793.html) to be potential sources of cold and influenza virus (it's winter in that region). If that wasn't enough, it has also been claimed that as many as 20% of cases of Legionnaire's disease in the UK may be transmitted to long-distance drivers in aerosols from the stagnant water (minus chemicals) in reservoirs of windscreen washing mechanisms of their cars (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10306411.stm). Is there no escape?
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