Legionnaire’s disease

Legionnaire’s Marches on Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital

When you go to a hospital, the hope is that you’ll get better. You do not expect to catch your…

6 years ago

The Link Between Cooling Towers and Legionnaires’ Disease

Lately there have been a lot of reports of Legionnaires’ disease in the news.  New York has been the recent…

6 years ago

5 Dead, 22 Ill in Legionnaires Disease Outbreak in Union County, New Jersey

Hot off the presses! The New Jersey Department of Health has announced a fatal Union County Legionnaires Disease outbreak. Here's…

6 years ago

Legionnaires in New Jersey

Legionnaire’s, the disease that famously attacks not just individuals or groups but entire apartment buildings and their cooling towers, has…

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Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint

Flint, Michigan.  Once known famously as the home to General Motors largest automotive plant, later infamously for their contaminated water…

6 years ago

Nursing Home Legionnaires

Presence of legionella bacteria in a nursing care facility is a topic of concern. The bacteria causes Legionnaires disease, a…

6 years ago

Compost Safety (Hint: Compost Can Cause Legionnaires’ Disease)

Compost is called black gold for a reason. A mainstay of organic gardening, compost is considered a valuable soil conditioner,…

6 years ago

Wisconsin Christmas Mountain Resort Legionnaires Outbreak

Three people are sick with Legionnaires disease and one person has died following stays at the Christmas Mountain Resort in…

6 years ago

Bronx Hospital to Install New Cooling Towers

NYC health + hospitals, which is the largest public health care system in US,  announced complete installation of state-of-art antimicrobial…

6 years ago

Whirlpool Hot Tub at Waco Family YMCA Investigated for Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

The Waco-McClennan County Health District is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Waco Family YMCA located at 6800…

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