by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Hotels, a home away from home for business people and vacationers, with over 4 million hotels in the world, over a million people coming and going from them every day, who would think that they would get sick or even die from a hotel stay. It does happen though. This...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Background Basildon Hospital in Essex is facing prosecution for allegedly failing to protect the public from Legionella pneumophila, the pathogenic agent responsible for causing Legionnaire’s Disease. The Health and Safety Executive has charged the hospital...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Employers’ Guide For The Control Of Legionella If you are an employer who manages a facility that has hot and cold water service or a wet cooling system such as a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, you must be aware of the dangers of Legionella and what...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News, What harm does it do to us?
In July 1976 a previously unknown bacteria killed 34 out of the 221 people that it infected during US bicentennial celebrations in Philadelphia. This new type of pneumonia kept scientists at work until approximately 6 months later when the bacteria was isolated and...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Legionella Outbreak Due to Lack of Testing? Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a preventable, curable but potentially fatal, pneumonia-like illness caused by the bacterium, Legionella. People of all ages can develop LD by inhaling water mists carrying high...
