Legionella

The legionella bacteria also causes a milder illness called Pontiac fever. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And for an electric water heater, the cooler tank bottom that can result from this damage can become a breeding ground for legionella. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to a health website, the disease is a type of pneumonia usually caused by the legionella pneumophila bacteria and is treatable with antibiotics. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Coli or legionella, will quickly die in properly chlorinated water. ❋ Jesse McLean (2011)

But the problem is, even with regular cleaning and testing, "it's possible for legionella to accumulate," said Patterson, who is also president of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. ❋ Lena H. Sun (2012)

In a statement the Los Angeles County department of public health said: Though legionella bacteria was identified in a water sample taken from the Playboy Mansion, this bacteria has not been determined as the source of the respiratory outbreak. ❋ Dominic Rushe (2011)

The Los Angeles health department took samples from the water in the hot tub and identified the legionella bacterium which can cause the potentially fatal legionnaires' disease. ❋ Dominic Rushe (2011)

The tour operator had been informed on January 14 that one of their guests had been treated for a form of pneumonia caused by the legionella bacteria on return to the UK. ❋ Fiona Govan (2012)

A spokesman for Saga said last night: It was reported to us on Saturday January 14 that a customer who had stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Spain was being treated for pneumonia caused by legionella. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Because he hadn't said he was feeling unwell we did not know the cause but we understand the Spanish health authorities are putting it down to legionella bacterium. ❋ Unknown (2012)

He added: Five people who had since returned to the UK had been to the doctors and were confirmed as having contracted legionella. ❋ Unknown (2012)

PLL Wellness Protect has been developed to address the environmental exposures associated with the healthcare industry, including the storage, handling, transportation and disposal of medical waste; the use of fuel storage tanks for emergency generators; third-party exposure to indoor air contaminants such as mold or legionella pneumophila; and the discovery of a historical pollution release during an expansion or construction project. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Accom civvies go round once a week to run the taps and let the water/legionella bacteria people do their checks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

PLL Wellness Protecthas been developed to address the environmental exposures associated with the healthcare industry, including the storage, handling, transportation and disposal of medical waste; the use of fuel storage tanks for emergency generators; third-party exposure to indoor air contaminants such as mold or legionella pneumophila; and the discovery of a historical pollution release during an expansion or construction project. ❋ Unknown (2010)