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  2. Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to cruise ship hot tubs ...

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    These conditions included water running at temperature ranges of 77 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit for several days, "without draining and operating with no residual disinfectant," according to the report.

  3. Hot tub folliculitis - Wikipedia

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    The bacterium is commonly found in poorly-maintained recreational water sources such as hot tubs, water slides, and swimming pools. [2] Hot tub folliculitis appears on the skin in the form of a rash, roughly resembling chicken pox and then develops further to appear as a pimple. [3] Children are the most likely to be affected. [4]

  4. Pus - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 October 2024. Fluid produced by inflammatory infection For other uses, see Pus (disambiguation). Medical condition Pus Eye with conjunctivitis exuding pus Specialty Infectious disease Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during ...

  5. Abscess - Wikipedia

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    The swelling may feel fluid-filled when pressed. [1] The area of redness often extends beyond the swelling. [8] Carbuncles and boils are types of abscess that often involve hair follicles, with carbuncles being larger. [9] A cyst is related to an abscess, but it contains a material other than pus, and a cyst has a clearly defined wall ...

  6. Jackson-Pratt drain - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a drain is to prevent fluid (blood or other) build-up in a closed ("dead") space, [2] which may cause either disruption of the wound and the healing process or become an infected abscess, with either scenario possibly requiring a formal drainage/repair procedure (and possibly another trip to the operating room).

  7. Pool suction-drain injury - Wikipedia

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    The seven-year-old granddaughter of former US Secretary of State James Baker died of suction entrapment due to a faulty drain cover and died in her mother's arms at the bottom of a hot tub. [8] The United States Congress passed a pool safety act under her name in 2007. [5] Abigail Taylor 2007

  8. Molluscum contagiosum - Wikipedia

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    Transmission of the molluscum contagiosum virus can occur many different ways including direct skin contact (e.g., contact sports or sexual activity), contact with an infected surface , or autoinoculation (self-infection) by scratching or picking molluscum lesions and then touching other parts of the skin not previously affected by the virus. [3]

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