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 […]
CDC corrects journal article on Pittsburgh VA Legionnaires’ outbreak
Image Credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press When we have no choice but to rely on the federal government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for investigations of outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease, how are we to believe we are safe when the CDC shows bias in their research? Thanks to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette […]
Legionnaires’ Disease Investigated In Multiple L.A. Fitness Gyms in Orlando, Florida
If you are an L.A. Fitness member and have been feeling ill or believe you may have been infected with Legionnaires’ disease, we can help you determine of you have a claim and are ready to immediately take action on your behalf. We are currently working with other members of L.A. Fitness that may have […]
Legionnaires’ Disease Found In New York City Police Department
Traces of Legionella bacteria, the cause of Legionnaires’ disease, have recently been found in a New York City Police Department’s 23rd Precinct located in East Harlem on East 102nd Street. According to a The New York Times report, at least one officer has been hospitalized. The New York City Health Department began investigating the location […]
Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak at L.A. Fitness In Ocoee, FL (Orlando)
The L.A. Fitness gym located in Ocoee, FL at 1560 E. Silver Star Road in the Orlando area, has recently spawned a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak according to news reports. The Orlando Sentinel and WFTV9 ABC are reporting that according to the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, three people have contracted the disease. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lead and Legionnaires in Flint Michigan – The Giant Canary in the Coal Mine
We are in the middle of a water crisis in the United States. In just the last few months the country has exploded with water evils from lead and legionnaires diseased water in Flint, Michigan (with a reported 87 Legionnaires’ cases and ten resulting deaths); water treatment concerns in Hannibal, Missouri; to brain eating amoeba […]
Se descubre mortal Enfermedad del Legionario en una fuente en Manzanares, España
Para la versión en Inglés del artículo, haga clic aquí (for the English version of the article, click here) » Durante el mes pasado al parecer se ha generado un pico en la incidencias masivas de la enfermedad del legionario en todo el mundo. En España, en el pequeño pueblo de Manzanares ubicado cerca de […]
Deadly Legionnaires Disease Discovered in Fountain in Manzanares, Spain
Para la versión en español del artículo, haga clic aquí (for the Spanish version of the article, click here) » In the past month it appears that there was a spike in mass incidences of Legionnaires Disease events throughout the world. In Spain, in the small town of Manzanares about 100 miles (177 km) south […]
