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In Lombardy 16 infections and one death from Legionella, a bacteria that causes flu-like symptoms. TO Bust Arstizio The alarm sounded and the results of the tests carried out in the water systems and in the homes where the people who tested positive reside are now awaited, after yesterday’s announcement.
To give the news of the spread of the bacteria is the Lombardy Councilor for Wellbeing Giulio Gallera, who specified that in addition to the tests, a hyperchlorination water as a precautionary measure.
Legionella in Busto Arstizio: the alarm
The alarm goes off in Busto Arstizio after that. 16 persons tested positive for Legionella and one died. From the beginning, Spiga Gallera, the alarm sounded and procedures were activated to try to circumscribe the area in which the bacteria could have spread. Already at the beginning of August a woman had died in Sicilia / legionella-sicilia-dies-woman-bee … The Councilor for Well-being then specified that the cooling towers is that “Laboratory analysis is in progress”.
Now the tests are pending, but in the meantime the authorities have decided as a precaution to take action implementing a hyperchlorination of the water. In fact, this procedure would allow to kill the bacteria responsible for legionellosis and eliminate it from the plants.
What are the symptoms of legionella?
Legionella is a bacterium that causes legionellosis, a disease that occurs with flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, and cough. The manifestation of this pathology is very similar to that of the coronavirus, so the authorities immediately wanted to isolate the bacteria.
Contagion occurs through direct contact with the bacteria living mostly in hot, humid environments, for this reason most infections occur during the summer and early fall. Legionella takes its name from an epidemic that affected Legion of America soldiers in 1967. Legionella bacteria are present in places like lakes or rivers and are not particularly dangerous, but they are if ingested or spread through pipes at home and in public places. This pathology can be contracted in two ways, one Dear, not particularly dangerous, and one tomb, which can cause even very serious pneumonia.
