Preventing Legionellosis

Author : William F. McCoy
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843390947

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Preventing Legionellosis by William F. McCoy Pdf

Preventing Legionellosis covers the biology of Legionella and presents a comprehensive review of best practices for legionellosis prevention from around the world. Recent outbreaks, climbing incidence rates and pending lawsuits have raised public awareness about legionellosis, a serious, preventable form of pneumonia that can be contracted from water systems in buildings. Legionellosis has harmed millions of people worldwide and causes annual monetary losses in the billions. However, to really understand the effects of the disease, one must listen carefully as the victims, or their survivors, describe the suffering they have endured. Preventing Legionellosis provides concise detail for: Improving awareness and education Implementing water management plans Mitigating against commercial conflict of interest The book will give the scientific basis for the worldwide technical consensus on the prevention of legionellosis. It will be an invaluable source of information for public health administrators, epidemiologists, infection control professionals, facility safety managers, industrial hygienists, and academic engineers and scientists.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Life Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Management of Legionella in Water Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309493857

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Management of Legionella in Water Systems by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Life Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Management of Legionella in Water Systems Pdf

Legionnaires' disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from many different environmental sources, but grow rapidly in the warm, stagnant conditions that can be found in engineered water systems such as cooling towers, building plumbing, and hot tubs. Humans are primarily exposed to Legionella through inhalation of contaminated aerosols into the respiratory system. Legionnaires' disease can be fatal, with between 3 and 33 percent of Legionella infections leading to death, and studies show the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in the United States increased five-fold from 2000 to 2017. Management of Legionella in Water Systems reviews the state of science on Legionella contamination of water systems, specifically the ecology and diagnosis. This report explores the process of transmission via water systems, quantification, prevention and control, and policy and training issues that affect the incidence of Legionnaires' disease. It also analyzes existing knowledge gaps and recommends research priorities moving forward.

Author : Jamie Bartram
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241562973

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Legionella and the Prevention of Legionellosis by Jamie Bartram Pdf

Water is the major natural reservoir for legionellae, and the bacteria are found worldwide in many different natural and artificial aquatic environments, such as cooling towers, water systems in hotels homes, ships and factories, respiratory therapy equipment, fountains misting devices and spa pools. This book provides a comprehensive overview on the sources, ecology and laboratory diagnosis of legionella. Guidance is provided on risk assessment and risk management of susceptible environments. The necessary measures to prevent, or adequately control, the risk from exposure to legionella bacteria are identified for each identified environment. Outbreaks of legionellosis generally cause a high level of morbidity and mortality in the people affected and as such the suspicion of an outbreak warrants immediate action. The policies and practice for outbreak management and the institutional roles and responsibilities of an outbreak control team are reviewed. This book will be useful to all those concerned with legionella and health, including environmental and public health officers, health care workers, the travel industry, researchers and special interest groups.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Legionnaires' disease
ISBN : MINN:31951D03647160G

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Analyzing VA's Actions to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease in Pittsburgh by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission,Health And Safety Executive Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993-11-01
Category : Environmental enginering
ISBN : 0717604578

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Prevention and Control of Legionellosis by Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission,Health And Safety Executive Staff Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission
Publisher : Health and Safety Executive (Hse)
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Environmental health and safety / sigle
ISBN : 0717617726

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Legionnaires' Disease by Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission Pdf

Legionnaires' Disease : The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems

Author : Janet E. Stout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 164970691X

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Puzzled by Legionella: a Guide to Understanding Detection, Prevention, and Water Management by Janet E. Stout Pdf

GoalsLegionnaires' disease is a severe infection caused by Legionella bacteria that affects more than 10,000 people in the United States every year, with 10% of those people dying from the disease. The goal of this guide is to educate professionals involved with water safety and management programs, including infection preventionists, risk management professionals, public health professionals, safety officers, facility managers, engineering and maintenance staff, water treatment professionals, and consultants. Through the education and training provided in this guide, we hope to reduce the risk of Legionnaires' disease in facilities. The information in this guide will complement in-person training programs on Legionnaires' disease and water safety and management. By working together, we can end Legionnaires' disease!

Author : Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Legionnaires' disease
ISBN : 0717607321

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The Prevention Or Control of Legionellosis (including Legionnaires' Disease). by Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : HC Info
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781930488151

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Protect Yourself from Legionnaires' Disease: The waterborne illness that continues to kill and harm by Anonim Pdf

Author : Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0337111855

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The Prevention and Control of Legionellosis by Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Legionnaires' disease
ISBN : OCLC:503611073

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The Prevention Or Control of Legionellosis (including Legionnaires' Disease) by Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission Pdf

Author : James M. Barbaree,Robert F. Breiman,Alfred P. Dufour
Publisher : ASM Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : MINN:31951D00891108S

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Legionella by James M. Barbaree,Robert F. Breiman,Alfred P. Dufour Pdf

Drawn from ASM′s 1992 symposium on the subject, this book completely updates information on all aspects of Legionella and Legionnaires disease. Strategy sessions held at the symposium to address current issues involving preventive measures to minimize the presence of Legionella and occurence of Legionnaires disease, the evolution of chemotherapy and diagnostic tests, and prospects for vaccine development are summarized. Legionella is required reading for anyone working in this area of infectious disease. As the sole source of current knowledge and theory on Legionella, it is an extremely useful reference for clinical microbiologists, environmental microbiologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease and other clinical specialists, and environmental engineers.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Life Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Management of Legionella in Water Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309499477

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Management of Legionella in Water Systems by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Life Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Management of Legionella in Water Systems Pdf

Legionnaires' disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from many different environmental sources, but grow rapidly in the warm, stagnant conditions that can be found in engineered water systems such as cooling towers, building plumbing, and hot tubs. Humans are primarily exposed to Legionella through inhalation of contaminated aerosols into the respiratory system. Legionnaires' disease can be fatal, with between 3 and 33 percent of Legionella infections leading to death, and studies show the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in the United States increased five-fold from 2000 to 2017. Management of Legionella in Water Systems reviews the state of science on Legionella contamination of water systems, specifically the ecology and diagnosis. This report explores the process of transmission via water systems, quantification, prevention and control, and policy and training issues that affect the incidence of Legionnaires' disease. It also analyzes existing knowledge gaps and recommends research priorities moving forward.

Author : Sergio La Mura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:855527148

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Legionellosis prevention in building water in HVAC systems : a practical guide for design, operation and maintenance to minimize the risk by Sergio La Mura Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124159761

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Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases by Anonim Pdf

The second edition of Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases describes the diseases associated with water, their causative agents and the ways in which they gain access to water systems. The book is divided into sections covering bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Other sections detail methods for detecting and identifying waterborne microorganisms, and the ways in which they are removed from water, including chlorine, ozone, and ultraviolet disinfection. The second edition of this handbook has been updated with information on biofilms and antimicrobial resistance. The impact of global warming and climate change phenomena on waterborne illnesses are also discussed. This book serves as an indispensable reference for public health microbiologists, water utility scientists, research water pollution microbiologists environmental health officers, consultants in communicable disease control and microbial water pollution students. Focuses on the microorganisms of most significance to public health, including E. coli, cryptosporidium, and enterovirus Highlights the basic microbiology, clinical features, survival in the environment, and gives a risk assessment for each pathogen Contains new material on antimicrobial resistance and biofilms Covers drinking water and both marine and freshwater recreational bathing waters