by News | Jul 1, 2014 | News
Legionnaires’ disease is serious and potentially fatal. Symptoms can range from coughs and high fevers to muscle pain and diarrhea, among others. Although it can be treated with antibiotics, prevention is still preferable. For people who lease residential properties...
by News | Jul 1, 2014 | News
The soft drinks you usually order from your favourite restaurant, bar or café can be teeming with bacteria that is more concentrated and dangerous than the water in that same establishment’s toilet. Studies have shown that one of the dirtiest spots in a restaurant...
by News | Jul 1, 2014 | News
Quick Summary Home gardeners prevent Legionnaires’ disease by minimising the inhalation of dust from compost and aerosols from stagnant water. Gardeners must wear protective gloves and a face mask when handling bagged potting soil. Bags must be opened gently and...
by News | Jul 1, 2014 | News
Any system through which water courses is prone to microbial growth. The interaction of the water with the material, plus the water’s own bacterial content, and a bunch of other variables are responsible. Since this type of growth is pretty much a natural occurrence...
by News | Jul 1, 2014 | News
When a doctor pinpoints pneumonia as a patient’s diagnosis, quite often he will be able to say that the disease was caused by common sources. However, in the case of Legionnaire’s disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia, the source can now be...
