Legionnaires disease
What is Legionnaires' Disease? What is Pontiac Fever?
by
Robert Herriman
With the recent news where 3 former guests at a Miami hotel came down with Legionnaires ' disease, with one dying, I will go over the disease in a little more detail. Legionnaires' disease gained national notoriety in 1976 when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered it during an epidemic of pneumonia among American legion members at a convention in Philadelphia.
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id=3425973 - Dec 14, 2009
Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever - Legionella Pneumophila
by
George Durrell
Legionnaires' disease can cause death in up to 30% of cases. Those most at risk include older people, smokers, patients with a chronic lung disease or who have a weak immune system, those suffering from other diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or kidney failure, and immunocompromised people. Scientists using modern molecular biology techniques are studying the mechanisms used by the microorganism Legionella to grow in protozoa and in lung macrophages. The genome sequences of four Legionella strains are being studied and evaluated. Research is also being conducted in the areas of clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology. In the research laboratory Legionella is used as a model system to analyse the mechanisms by which bacteria live within macrophages and the lung.
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id=1515154 - Sep 21, 2008
Legionnaires' Disease - Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment
by
Abdulmubeen Mundewadi
Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by a bacterium known as legionella. Common symptoms include high fever, chills, body pain, cough, hemoptysis, breathlessness, chest pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion and other mental illnesses. This disease may rarely cause infections in wounds and in other parts of the body including the heart. Old age; a history of smoking; the presence of chronic disorders like lung disease, diabetes, kidney disease or cancer; a weakened immune system; and having a job related to air conditioning systems-maintenance, are risk factors for this condition.
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id=2088623 - Mar 11, 2009
Legionnaires Warning
by
Laura Hartson
Government health experts have revealed this week that motorists risk catching legionnaires disease from stagnant water in their windscreen washer bottles. As many as twenty percent of cases of the disease in the UK have been linked to the water that drivers use to clean their car windows, and professional drivers are more at risk, being five times more likely to become infected with the bug.
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id=4607267 - Jul 05, 2010
Facts About Legionnaires Disease
by
Alex Hunt
Legionnaires disease is a water borne bacterial infection that occurs naturally in small quantities in lakes, ponds and reservoirs and if untreated, not monitored or controlled can also develop in man-made water systems, cooling towers and air-conditioning units. Legionellosis is a disease that affects a body's respiratory system and causes a type of pneumonia. It is particularly virulent in individuals with a suppressed immune system, within the elderly, smokers and people who suffer with chest infections.
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id=6397071 - Aug 09, 2011
Legionella, Legionnaire's, Hot Water Heaters and Mixing Valves
by
D. Floyd Kolb
Many people are turning their hot water heaters down to dangerously low temperatures to try to save fuel or energy. What they do not know is that they are playing a very dangerous game with a deadly disease.
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id=3032673 - Oct 04, 2009
FAQ About Legionella And Legionnaires Disease
by
Alex Hunt
Q:- Do all places of work need to be risk assessed for Legionella? The HSE ACoP L8 recommends that any business premises with over 5 employees and that has a system for storing or has the means of creating an aerosol effect with water should have an assessment made.
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id=6397065 - Aug 08, 2011
Legionnaire's Disease - Medical Treatment and Alternative Therapies
by
Robin Brain
Legionnaire's disease is a pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella rmeumophila. The organism, which normally dwells in pond water, was given its popular name after being identified as the cause of an outbreak of a mysterious, highly virulent pulmonary infection among 200 people attending a 1976 American Legion convention in Philadelphia.
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id=1088716 - Apr 04, 2008
Wastewater Treatment - Diseases Arising Out Of Polluted Water
by
Richard Runion
Water borne diseases could get transmitted fecally or orally. Some are caused by bacteria; these include cholera and typhoid. Some others are caused by the phage virus or bacteriophages. Jaundice and infectious hepatitis are among these. Still others are the handiwork of protozoan. Amoebic meningo and amoebic dissentery are prime examples of these. Water borne diseases can be prevented by either improving the quality of drinking water, or by preventing the use of water from unhygienic sources.
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id=1128637 - Apr 23, 2008
Windscreen Wiper Water May Cause Pneumonia and Here's How to Prevent It
by
Dr. Anita Brown
Legionnaires' disease, a rare disease, is a severe bacterial infection affecting respiratory tract (pneumonia). The organism involved in this condition is Legionella pneumophila that usually founds in mist from hot tubs, air-conditioning units and showers.
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