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Infection Prevention 2020: Minimizes the risk of Legionnaires' disease from sources of shower heads, by continuous disinfection in the shower head - Lidor Zabari - Tel Aviv University

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Lidor Zabari

Legionella is a parasite bacterium, disinfecting the water device does not prevent the spread of legionella within the bathe head. In order to save you the improvement of the Legionella bacteria we must maintain to disinfect the shower head even when water flow stops. In everyday shower heads, as soon as the water stands, the chlorine evaporates, and air enters the system. Legionella, the bacterium that reasons Legionnaires’ sickness, occurs obviously in freshwater environments, like lakes and streams. Generally, the low amounts of these microorganism in freshwater do no longer cause ailment. However, Legionella can pose a health danger when it gets into building water systems. To do this, Legionella first has to grow (boom in numbers). Then it has to unfold through small water dr... view more»

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