Did you know that if you don't at least change your air con cabin filters once a year you could contract leigonnaires disease, it has flu like symptoms and is a form of Pneunomia.
Smokers & people with respitory conditions ie asthma are more suseptable to contracting Leigonnaires Disease.
certain conditions increase the risk of contracting the disease.
1) a suitable temperature for growth 20 to 45 degrees C.
2) a source of nutrients for the organism, sludge, mud, rust or organic matter.
3) A way of spreading and creating breathable droplets ie Air conditioning.
symptoms High temperature, fever & chills. a cough muscle pains and headache. some patients suffer disorentation and confusion.
Not everyone exposed to the disease contracts the disease and you cannot spread it from person to person, so if your considering a long journey this summer and you haven't changed the pollen filter in your car for a while consider buying a new one, you never know it might save your life.
regards nigel.
Leigonnaires Disease & Air Con filters.
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I'm not an expert in car aircon, but I am trained in Legionella management and prevention (ACOP L8 ). And what you've posted is absolute nonsense!
Legionnaires' Disease occurs when Legionella bacteria grow, usually in a warm, static water source, and are distributed when said water is sprayed finely (known as an aerosol, but not from a can!). You've more danger of catching it from your shower after you've been on holiday for a couple of weeks than you ever will from your car.
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Legionnaires' Disease occurs when Legionella bacteria grow, usually in a warm, static water source, and are distributed when said water is sprayed finely (known as an aerosol, but not from a can!). You've more danger of catching it from your shower after you've been on holiday for a couple of weeks than you ever will from your car.
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Steve,myglaren wrote:I may have a French car but I never carry Legionnaires.
They can damned well march wherever they need to go.
And forget.
Have you been a stand up comedian in a previous (or even present life), you do make me chuckle
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Royal Mail complained about the mess last time didn't they?XantiaMan583 wrote:Oh dear is he posting bollocks again?
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No thats when i get a load of **** through the letter box!Xac wrote:Royal Mail complained about the mess last time didn't they?XantiaMan583 wrote:Oh dear is he posting bollocks again?
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I have just read this posting and to be quite honest I've had to pick myself up of the floor and dry my eyes, laugh .....I have'nt laughed so much since my Aunt caught her tit in a mangle.......... I don't know what was funnier the original posting by "Falling out with my car" (he cannot be serious) or the posting by "myglaen"
oh don't you have to be bi-lingual to talk bollocks
made my day, after it seems the clutch is phuked in my xantia
I have just read this posting and to be quite honest I've had to pick myself up of the floor and dry my eyes, laugh .....I have'nt laughed so much since my Aunt caught her tit in a mangle.......... I don't know what was funnier the original posting by "Falling out with my car" (he cannot be serious) or the posting by "myglaen"
oh don't you have to be bi-lingual to talk bollocks
made my day, after it seems the clutch is phuked in my xantia
Bonne Chance
Stephen
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LHD Xantia 1995 Berline
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