[The hygienic and epidemiologic importance of water disinfection in pools used for medical rehabilitation]. / Higijenski i epidemioloski znacaj dezinfekcije vode u bazenima za medicinsku rehabilitaciju.

The water in the medical rehabilitation pools has some specific features in respect to hygiene--and--epidemiological casualty, bringing to an increase of infection risks by many diseases. It presents a way to communicate carriers from one patient to another, and thus the risk of infection. Major infections communicated by pool water are the nose, mouth, ear and larynx infections, and all the other ones are only sporadic and of minor importance in the periods of passive epidemiological situations. Apart from the microbiological contaminations and chemical agents (nitrogenous compounds), the chemical parameters of water present important factors. Chlorine compounds used for water disinfection have their advantages and disadvantages, and their disinfection action is influenced by numerous factors.