{"id":21,"date":"2023-03-02T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aegmultiservice.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:52:52","slug":"legionella-cos-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aegmultiservice.com\/en\/legionnaires-disease-what-is\/","title":{"rendered":"What is legionnaires' disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Legionellosis or Legionnaires’ disease is a disease that affects the respiratory system<\/strong> and is mainly caused by a bacterium called Legionella Pneumophila.<\/p>\r\n

Where to find Legionella bacteria<\/h2>\r\n
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Natural waters<\/h3>\r\n

Rivers<\/p>\r\n

Lakes<\/p>\r\n

Hot springs<\/p>\r\n

Groundwater<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Artificial waters<\/h3>\r\n

Fountains<\/p>\r\n

Swimming pools<\/p>\r\n

Pipes<\/p>\r\n

Public pipelines and water systems<\/p>\r\n

Household sanitation systems<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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How you catch Legionnaires’ disease<\/h2>\r\n

Legionellosis is not contracted by drinking or using infected water used for cooking, nor is it transmitted from one person to another: it is contracted through the respiratory tract, that is, by breathing in the vapours infected by the bacterium.<\/p>\r\n

This is why infection with Legionnaires’ disease often occurs through exposure to air conditioning or due to the vapours that are created while taking a bath or a shower.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Does your business operate in one of these sectors?<\/p>\r\n

Then you need to protect your systems with an anti-legionella treatment<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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