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Legionnaires Disease Prevention – What Can You Do?<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Legionnaires Disease <\/b>is a very severe disease (a form of pneumonia) and is one of several that make up a collective group of diseases caused by the Legionella infection bacteria and are called Legionellosis<\/strong>. Therefore a Legionella Prevention Plan is needed in order to control this deadly disease. You also need to be familiar with legionnaires symptoms some of this will be discussed in this article. <\/strong>This article also discusses how to prevent legionnaires disease in the home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pneumonia is a lung inflammation which occurs as a result of an infection. Legionnaires disease can result in serious life-affecting illnesses. There are several cases of legionnaires disease that has lead to death, therefore a legionnaires disease prevention plan must be put in place, and is a requirement of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).<\/span><\/p>\n

You cannot get Legionnaires Disease by drinking contaminated water, you can only be infected by the legionella bacteria by inhaling it directly from the source of contamination.<\/span><\/p>\n

People that are at particularly high risk of contracting legionnaires disease are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. People aged 50 and above<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Those who smoke<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Sufferers of chronic lung infection disease<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Diabetics<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The chronically ill<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Those who are in some way immune-surpressed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

    How Does Legionnaires Disease spread, And What Places Are Classified As High Risk?<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Legionnaires disease can only be contracted by inhaling microscopic water droplets that contain Legionella bacteria. For example, this could be via shower droplets, or water that is expelled through ventilation systems to cool a building. You can also catch legionnaires disease<\/span>\u00a0from indoor and outdoor water fountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The below are just a few more places that are classed as higher risk for coming into contact with larger volumes of legionella bacteria, and contracting Legionnaires diseases:<\/span><\/p>\n