Petter ill

[MJW]

Petter has contracted Legionella disease in Cyprus, more info here
http://www.vg.no/sport/motor/artikkel.php?artid=541213
http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/04/05/spor … y/5634587/

[Mirek]

Legionella may be very serious in some cases. I hope he gets well soon!

[Wasted Talent]

]Legionella may be very serious in some cases. I hope he gets well soon!

Yes, not good. Bill Frindall, legendary cricket scorer died after contracting legionella in Dubai

WT

[Helstar]

How can you get it ? In the air ? By water ?

[Bazza2541]

Finally! A decent excuse.,

[Ghostwalker]

How can you get it ? In the air ? By water ?

legionella can be found in water. But it can also spread via air (like via Aircondition if the AC has water cooling).

in 1979 legionella spread via the AC system in a Swedish shopping galleria.
The Bacteria had origin from the water in the AC's cooling tower on the roof and then spread via the air from the AC system.

[JFL]

Legionella is serios business.. We had it at work one time but finally got rid off it!

Common symptoms are headache, muscle pain, laxity, fever and dry cough. Stomach pain and diarrhea may occur. Radiograph of the lungs often pneumonia changes. The disease can be fatal. According to the health department, dyingrate is between 3-5% of patients entered for legionellose.

It can appear anywhere there is water with tempratur between 25-40 degrees celsius and if its got acces to nutrients.

Bacteria is transmitted by that you breathe in small water droplets (aerosols, steam) with elements of Biofilm that can be formed from some water-based facilities. Current infection sources are eg.:

cooling with cooling towers
Air treatment plant ( "scrub")
showers and swimming facilities(steam showers)
air conditioning with air-wetting
ultralsound moisture (often used in fruit and vegetable disks)

Hope its not from his new trailer..

[pettersolberg29]

Finally! A decent excuse.,

Thats not really that funny.

[J4MIE]

Best of luck to him for a speedy recovery

He just doesn't seem to have any luck at all

[Minke]

Perhaps Chris Atkinson can step in for him if he is sick...