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Drinking water and Legionnaires' Disease
Author(s) -
Dufour Alfred P.,
Jakubowski Walter
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb05029.x
Subject(s) - legionnaires' disease , legionella , bacteria , environmental science , water supply , ingestion , disease , environmental health , environmental engineering , medicine , biology , legionella pneumophila , pathology , genetics , endocrinology
The elusive bacterium that causes legionellosis apparently thrives in some water distribution systems in buildings. This respiratory disease has not been associated with ingestion of drinking water but seems to occur with secondary water use when bacteria are inhaled in aerosol form from sources such as showerheads. This article discusses up‐to‐date information on control measures, the various forms of the disease, and methods of detecting the presence of the bacteria.