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Legionnaires' Disease - The bacterium
that causes Legionnaires'
disease is widespread in nature. It mainly lives
in water, for example ponds, where it does not usually
cause problems. Outbreaks occur from purpose-built water
systems where temperatures are warm enough to encourage
growth of the bacteria, e.g. in cooling towers, evaporative
condensers and whirlpool spas (tradename Jaccuzi) and
from water used for domestic purposes in buildings such
as hotels.
Cooling Towers or Evaporative Condensers
Most community outbreaks in the UK have been linked
to installations such as cooling towers or evaporative
condensers, which can spread droplets of water over
a wide area. These are found as part of air-conditioning
and industrial cooling systems.
Updated 13.1.04 - Parts of this document
© Crown Copyright 2004 - originally produced and
published by the UK's Health & Safety Executive.
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