Facts about Legionella and hot tubs/spas

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Legionella (LEE-juh-nell-a) is a germ that can cause a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease. ; Each year, 8,000-18,000 people in the United States are hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease is usually treated successfully with antibiotics, but can sometimes be fatal. ; Certain groups of people are more likely to become seriously ill when infected with Legionella: ; • Individuals who are 50 years of age or older ; • Smokers ; • People with chronic lung disease ; • Individuals with weakened immune systems ; CS235438-E ; Publication date from document properties.
• Subjects:
  • Baths
  • Legionella
  • Legionellosis
  • Water Microbiology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32561/cdc_32561_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 664.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da00e6627a248c4b9d233037545b35561c9464313b9489bdabacc199442b66128aa2c4213247f82470c3d1867e1483348878e28bae632f14355a076df0952e93