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Publish Date: 2024-02-28
...Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The disease was named after an outbreak of chest infection occurring in a Legion Convention in the United States in 1976. People may get infected when they breathe in contaminated droplets (aerosols...
Publish Date: 2019-11-25
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1. What is Legionnaires’ disease?
Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria
Legionella species. The bacteria live in various environmental settings and
grow well in warm water (20 – 45oC), and are often found in...
Publish Date: 2013-02-15
...Click here to view the thematic webpage of Legionnaires' Disease Causative agent Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The disease was named after an outbreak of chest infection occurring in a Legion Convention in the United States...
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Publish Date: 2024-02-28
...署檔號 Our Ref.: (3) in DH SEB CD/8/29/1
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傳 真 FAX No.: 3 September 2005
Dear Doctor,
Legionnaires’ Disease (LD)
I would like to inform you that on 31 August 2005 CHP confirmed the seventh
case of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) in 2005. The patient was a...
Publish Date: 2014-06-04
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Publish Date: 2024-03-11
...The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of Legionnaires' Disease involving a 70-year-old woman.
The patient, living in Tsuen Wan, developed fever and cough on October 12 and was admitted to Yan Chai Hospital the next day. She is now in...
Publish Date: 2009-10-14
...The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of Legionnaires' Disease involving a 65-year-old man.
The patient, living in Kennedy Town, developed fever, cough, shortness of breath and headache on October 11 and was admitted to Queen May...
Publish Date: 2009-10-15
...The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of Legionnaires' Disease involving a 69-year-old man.
The patient, living in Wong Tai Sin, developed fever, dizziness, chills and rigors on October 5 and was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital...
Publish Date: 2009-10-19
...The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of Legionnaires' Disease.
The case involved a 58-year-old man who lives in Tseung Kwan O. He developed fever since April 21 and was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on April 24. He has...
Publish Date: 2010-05-19