| ID (ISN) del documento | 49387 |
| Número CIS |
88-667 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-883939-X |
| Año |
1987 |
| Número de serie |
Guidance Note EH 48
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| Autor(es) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Título |
Legionnaires' disease |
| Información bibliográfica |
HM Stationery Office, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, Jan. 1987. 8p. Illus. |
| Resumen |
This guidance note discusses Legionnaires' disease (LD) and precautionary measures that can be taken to minimise its occurrence. LD is caused by a bacterium and appears as a form of pneumonia. The case fatality rate is approximately 10%. Contents: medical aspects of the disease; microbiology (the bacterium is widespread in natural sources of water and can colonise certain types of water fitting, pipework and materials used in the construction of water systems); potential contamination sources (recirculating and hot water systems, cooling water systems such as those connected to air conditioning plants); water monitoring; precautionary measures; identification and monitoring; design and selection of equipment and materials; cleaning, maintenance and operation of water systems; protection of personnel, legal aspects; action in the event of an outbreak of the disease. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Reino Unido; enfermedad de los legionarios; enfermedades infecciosas |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
instalaciones de calefacción por agua caliente; control de la contaminación; neumonía; infección pulmonar; sistemas de refrescamiento; mantenimiento; nota informativa; acondicionamiento del aire; equipo de protección individual; casos mortales; legislación; diseno del material; recambio; prevención del contagio |
| Tipo de documento |
F - Notas informativas, directrices prácticas, normas |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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