New York (AP) – A fourth person has died in connection with the death Outbreak of Leginers’ disease In the city of New York, health officials revealed on Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers conducting positive for bacteria were in the city operated buildings.
Since the end of July, the outbreak in Central Harlem has become ill from dozens. According to the Health Department, seventeen people were admitted to the hospital till Thursday.
Bacteria, which caused Legonaires disease, were discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including a city -operated hospital and sexual health clinic, Health officials saidRemediation efforts on 11 of the cooling towers have been completed, in which the remediation of the final tower needs to be completed on Friday.
Legonaires’s disease is a type of pneumonia caused by lezionella bacteria, which grows into warm water and spreads by the formation of water systems. The outbreak of the city is connected to cooling towers, which use water and a fan cool buildings.
People usually a cough, fever, headache, muscle pain and shortness – between two days of exposure to bacteria, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between two days to two weeks.
The city’s acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse said that the outbreak of the Central Harlem has led to a decline in new cases “which indicates that sources of bacteria are contained.” He urged people who live or work in the area to contact the health care provider if they develop symptoms like flu.
The Associated Press