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レジオネラ菌は、何で、どこに居て、どのように感染するのか?
¿Qué es, dónde está y cómo se contagia la legionela?
What, where and how people become infected with Legionella?
Ellen Sevillano Madrid 27 OCT 2010
Ellen Sevillano Madrid 27 OCT 2010
- What is Legionella? A free-living bacteria in the environment and is present in all aquatic habitats: surface water from lakes, rivers, ponds, hot springs.
- What legionellosis? It is a group of diseases that present as pulmonary infection. Enrolled as a high fever and pneumonia have treatment: antibiotics. It has good performance, in fact, in some cases affected or wholly, but sometimes worse.
- What are the symptoms? Those of pneumonia: cough, fever, trouble breathing. A simple urine antigen test confirms whether the organism that caused the infection is legionella.
- How is it spread? The bacterium colonizes cooling towers or other facilities containing water at warm temperatures, where it tends to multiply. If these bacteria are transferred in aerosols (droplets) can be inhaled into the lungs and initiate disease. Not spread from person to person.
more informationLegionella siege in the district of IbizaOne of those killed by the outbreak of legionella in Madrid is the father of Esperanza AguirreThird died from legionella in Madrid
- Where there is a risk? Since its natural habitat, the bacteria can colonize water supply systems of cities and into the water distribution network. Here's how it comes to aerosol-generating facilities: showers, evaporative condensers, cooling towers, spas, hot tubs, humidifiers hospitals, water features ... The facilities dirty, stagnant water, favor the multiplication of bacteria.
- Why do some sick and others do not? There are people more likely than others to get sick from Legionella. Depends, among other things, the age, whether suffering from respiratory disease or whether smoke. The mean age of patients in the region of 2009 was 61 years. 34% were smokers, 21.3% had a history of diabetes mellitus, 17%, nephropathy. It affects more men than women by a ratio of 75% -25%, according to Madrid in 2009.
- Can the city do something to prevent legionellosis? No, because the spread does not occur person to person or by direct ingestion of contaminated water, but by inhalation. The maintenance of facilities rests with the owners, and the Administration does periodic inspections to verify that cleaning and disinfection are done correctly
- What legionellosis? It is a group of diseases that present as pulmonary infection. Enrolled as a high fever and pneumonia have treatment: antibiotics. It has good performance, in fact, in some cases affected or wholly, but sometimes worse.
- What are the symptoms? Those of pneumonia: cough, fever, trouble breathing. A simple urine antigen test confirms whether the organism that caused the infection is legionella.
- How is it spread? The bacterium colonizes cooling towers or other facilities containing water at warm temperatures, where it tends to multiply. If these bacteria are transferred in aerosols (droplets) can be inhaled into the lungs and initiate disease. Not spread from person to person.
more informationLegionella siege in the district of IbizaOne of those killed by the outbreak of legionella in Madrid is the father of Esperanza AguirreThird died from legionella in Madrid
- Where there is a risk? Since its natural habitat, the bacteria can colonize water supply systems of cities and into the water distribution network. Here's how it comes to aerosol-generating facilities: showers, evaporative condensers, cooling towers, spas, hot tubs, humidifiers hospitals, water features ... The facilities dirty, stagnant water, favor the multiplication of bacteria.
- Why do some sick and others do not? There are people more likely than others to get sick from Legionella. Depends, among other things, the age, whether suffering from respiratory disease or whether smoke. The mean age of patients in the region of 2009 was 61 years. 34% were smokers, 21.3% had a history of diabetes mellitus, 17%, nephropathy. It affects more men than women by a ratio of 75% -25%, according to Madrid in 2009.
- Can the city do something to prevent legionellosis? No, because the spread does not occur person to person or by direct ingestion of contaminated water, but by inhalation. The maintenance of facilities rests with the owners, and the Administration does periodic inspections to verify that cleaning and disinfection are done correctly
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