Five people died in Harlem, New York, and another 14 are being treated after legionelle infection, according to local health authorities, who named air conditioners as a possible cause of the spread of the bacterium. A total of 108 cases have been recorded in this district, the Municipal Health Service underlined, stating that the bacterium was found in cooling towers. Legionelosis is a serious respiratory infection due to bacteria of the Legionella. The mortality rate of those affected is 9%. The infection can come from the water but also from the inhalation of water microparticles in the atmosphere. The disease is not transmitted from human to person. The municipality reminded the owners of buildings that they were obliged to care for maintaining air conditioning systems so that the bacterium would not find suitable ground to grow. The disease was named after the first known cases found in 1976 at a Philadelphia hotel hosting her veterans conference […]
Source: News Beast
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