In Spain, tourists mowing a deadly disease

Four tourists died, picked up the bacteria on Spa treatments in the Spanish hotel

23 cases of legionellosis (better known as "Legionnaires ' disease") was registered with tourists who stayed at the hotel Calp in Spain, the official of the Russian Ministry of health. According to who, four of them died. All this happened in just over six months (from November 2011 to may 2012).

As it turned out after checking that all the people affected have used the services of the Spa. Chief sanitary doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko mandatory asks to pay attention to the frightening symptoms among tourists, pobyvshij in Spain:

- During the history taking in patients with symptoms of pneumonia and SARS, to draw attention to the fact of their stay in Spain at Calp. In case of confirmation of this fact mandatory in order to carry out laboratory tests for legionellosis. Upon receipt of a positive laboratory results information report it immediately to the Department of Rospotrebnadzor on the subjects of the Russian Federation.

By the way, according to who, in 2011, were registered nine laboratory-confirmed cases of Legionnaire's disease" among tourists vacationing in Italy on lake Garda, writes RIA Novosti.

Legionellosis is an acute infectious disease caused by bacteria of the installation. Proceeds, as a rule, with a strong fever, General intoxication, lungs, Central nervous system.

These bacteria love moist places with high temperature, can live in pools, humidifiers, fountains...

In the 70-ies of the last century after the Congress, the American leion participants massively got legionellosis. Several of them died Is the air-conditioning system in which accumulated moisture, was contaminated with microorganisms the installation. Hence the name - "Legionnaires ' disease".

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