Where and How you can acquire Legionnaires disease?
Travel -Associated
The most common is travel-associated Legionnaire’s disease. Sources of this type of Legionnaire’s disease have included the water systems of hotels, cruise ships, as well as whirlpool spas and hot tubs.
Community Acquired
Community acquired Legionnaire’s disease is acquired in the general community. A cooling tower could be the source of this type of the disease.
Hospital -Associated
This type of Legionnaire’s disease is hospital acquired and has been given the name Nosocomial. Again it is the water supply that is usually the culprit in an outbreak at hospital.
Legionnaires Disease News
Three Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Parsippany Hotel. READ MORE…
DOH Continues Investigation of Hawai’i Hotel after Fourth Confirmed Case. READ MORE…
Four cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Southwest Sydney. READ MORE…
Father of Five Left in Coma after Benidorm Trip. READ MORE…
Upcoming Study to Assess the Available Detection Methods for Legionella. READ MORE…
Third Confirmed Case of Legionnaires’ Disease at Hawaii Resort. READ MORE…
Legionella Bacteria found in five Illinois prisons. READ MORE…
Proposed New Brunswick Cooling Tower Legislation. READ MORE…
Proposed California Safe Water Legislation. READ MORE…
Two Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease at Hawai’i Resort. READ MORE…
Jules Zacher was last modified: May 19th, 2022 by zacherlaw