Image Credit: The Journal Times The following article from The Journal Times provides a good general explanation of Legionnaires’ disease: Legionnaires’ disease is the disease is caused by bacterium called Legionella, which is found most often in fresh water. Symptoms include pneumonia and, in some cases, the infection can be deadly. “Legionnaires’ disease is usually […]
Update: Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak At Memphis La Quinta Inn [Shelby County Health Department Report]
As an update to the September 2016 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at La Quinta Inn in Memphis, the Shelby County Health Department has released its report with the findings of its investigation. The Hotel provided a list of about 6,000 guests to the Shelby County Health Department for consideration. The Health Department sent emails and letters […]
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak At Memphis La Quinta Inn
Update: The Shelby County Health Department has released its report with the findings of its investigation. The La Quinta Inn in Memphis, located near the airport at 2979 Millbranch Road, was ordered closed on September 22 by the Shelby County Health Department, due to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, according to news reports. According to the […]
Beware of Contracting Legionnaires’ Disease While on Vacation
With summer now breaking into full gear, the CDC has come out with its “Poop in the Pool Study”, recently covered in Newsweek, indicating that 80% of pools inspected had violations. With the focus on clean pools and hot tubs, it should be no surprise that the peak time for people contracting Legionnaires Disease is […]
Peripheral Neuropathy and Legionnaires Disease
Is there a link between Legionnaires Disease and subsequent peripheral neuropathy? Many of the victims of Legionnaires’ Disease that have contacted me have described the strange feeling of numbness of the feet and hands once they are discharged from the hospital. Most have an overall feeling of fatigue, but they routinely express the feeling that […]
Legionnaires’ Disease Exposure on a Cruise Ship
There has been a tremendous amount of bad press for the cruise ship industry recently. Ships have exposed passengers to danger by traveling through hurricane-level seas on the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas, and on the Celebrity Infinity with outbreaks of norovirus. There can be no doubt that cruise ship companies make every attempt […]
People Are Scared
Whether it is Legionnaires Disease in Flint, Michigan or black sludge in Crystal City, Texas, the consistent theme that emerges is that the authorities fail to notify the public. NBC News has reported that in Jackson, Mississippi the public was not warned for eight months after the authorities discovered lead in the water: Lead lines […]
Importance of Testing for Legionnaire’s Disease and Identifying the Source
In the event of being diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease infection, it is important to understand that there can be no claim made on behalf of the victim unless a determination can be made about the source of the infection and who is potentially liable. Legionnaires’ disease is an infection caused by bacteria known as Legionella. […]
Has The Bronx Legionnaires’ Outbreak Been Under-Reported?
This is not meant to be a grim prediction, but after receiving a number of calls from people who have been affected by the Bronx Legionnaires exposure, it is apparent that the total number of persons that will ultimately become ill from the exposure is likely to be 200 people or more. In Portugal last […]
Using Pulmonary Function Test to Measure Permanent Respiratory Damage
The aftereffects of legionnaires disease generally include the loss or reduction of full respiratory function. Victims of legionnaires disease are many times very active and healthy people. Recent clients have included triathletes, bicycle enthusiasts, and off road hikers. Once the severe symptoms of the disease have been reduced, these individuals still suffered from the inability […]
