Document ID (ISN) | 50977 |
CIS number |
89-316 |
ISBN(s) |
0-660-12202-2 |
Year |
1986 |
Convention or series no. |
CCOHS/CCHST P86-18E
|
Author(s) |
Bertolini R. |
Title |
Legionnaires' disease - A summary of the occupational health concern |
Bibliographic information |
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), 250 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1H6, Canada, 1986. 6p. Illus. 18 ref. |
Abstract |
This overview discusses: indoor and outdoor environments; the name; legionnaires' disease in Canada; clinical aspects of the disease; incubation period; predisposing conditions; causal factor; diagnosis and treatment; transmission of the disease (cooling towers, drinking water); preventive measures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Canada; air conditioner disease; legionellosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
symptoms; cooling towers; medical treatment; drinking water; diagnosis |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases Pneumoconioses
|