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When water stagnates in pipes, harmful metals and bacteria can accumulate and make people sick. Buildings that were shut down for weeks during the pandemic may be at risk.
It causes fever, a dry cough, shortness of breath. Outbreaks are frequently deadly. It’s not COVID-19, and it could be waiting in your workplace after lockdown.
Office buildings have been left mostly empty for weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving standing water in pipes where harmful organisms can grow. What happens when those buildings reopen?
A woman recently died from Legionnaires’ disease at an Atlanta hotel. Why? The cause is known and the disease is largely preventable. Yet the number of cases in the US continue to rise.
The risk of bacterial or fungal infection from potting mix is very low. Wearing gloves and washing your hands will keep it even lower.
Should the public be worried about the recent outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Melbourne’s CBD?
The recall of hired home-birthing pools after a baby contracted Legionnaires’ disease will inevitably lead some women to worry about having a water birth at home. While the incidence is rare, it is worth…
A researcher has literally grown evidence to suggest the bacterium that causes the potentially-fatal Legionnaires’ disease…
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Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor School of Biology, Flinders University
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Director of Programs for Family, Child and Psychosocial Health. Lead Midwife for Education., University of Southampton
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Research Scientist, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Programme Director, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Health, University of Manchester
