Legionnaires' disease
Contaminated cooling-tower illness
Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, typically contracted by inhaling contaminated water droplets from air conditioning systems, cooling towers, or hot tubs.
The name comes from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia.
Symptoms include high fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.
The hotel was shut down after guests contracted Legionnaires' disease.
- feverElevated body temperature
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- nosocomial infectionDisease caught in hospitals
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- bacterial infectionIllness from harmful microorganisms
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