Nursing home and Legionnaires disease
Nursing home : A patient tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease In New Jersey, a patient was two weeks ago tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe and deadly form of pneumonia. Legionella species grow in aquatic environments where optimal temperatures range for 20°C ± 1°C to 45°C ±1°C. Beyond 70°C± 1°C, no more development is possible. The facility did analysis and closed fountains, ice machines and aerosols. Indeed fountains, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifies, hot water tangs and evaporative condensers of large…
