Are your lungs getting into hot water? (Lifelines).As the number of hot tubs in use continues to grow, physicians are seeing an increase in "hot tub lung" inflammation cases. Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic: see Mayo, Charles Horace. Mayo Clinic voluntary association of more than 500 physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. [Am. Hist.: EB, 11: 723] See : Medicine researchers believe that mycobacteria mycobacteria members of the genus Mycobacterium. anonymous mycobacteria see opportunist (atypical) mycobacteria (below). nontubercular mycobacteria see opportunist (atypical) mycobacteria (below). present in hot tubs have the potential to cause lung irritation in regular users. Hot tubs provide an excellent growth environment for the bacteria--warm temperatures promote growth, and hot tub owners often don't clean their filters at recommended intervals. Also, at temperatures higher than 84 degrees, chlorine loses much of its disinfectant disinfectant, agent that destroys disease-causing microorganisms and their spores. Disinfectants, or germicides, are sometimes considered to be substances applied to inanimate bodies, whereas antiseptics, not so potent, are agents that kill microbes on living things. property. And hot tub's steam and bubbles efficiently aerosolize the organisms, making them easy to inhale in·hale v. 1. To breathe in; inspire. 2. To draw something such as smoke or a medicinal mist into the lungs by breathing; inspire. . All reported cases of "hot tub lung" have been associated with indoor hot tubs at personal residences. (Mayo Clinic Proceedings) |
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