Four-man Death Legion Disease Outbreak in New York City

Four people near Harlem, New York City died from a Legion disease outbreak, an aggressive, potentially fatal form of pneumonia.

The city has seen 99 confirmed cases and 17 people have been infected in the hospital. New York City Department of Health.

Officials traced the outbreak to 12 cooling towers in 10 buildings where bacteria grew, including in hospitals and a health clinic.

According to New York Mayor Eric Adams, 11 of the 12 cooling towers have been repaired, and the last one is expected to be confirmed on Friday.

According to the Medical Research Center Clinic Clinic, Legion has relatively few diseases, with less than 18,000 people hospitalized each year.

Transmission does not occur from human contact, but through fog in the air. Legionella bacteria grow in stagnant warm water, just like water collected at the bottom of a cooling tower.

The risk of serious complications of the disease, including lung failure and death, is the highest risk for people aged 50 and smokers.

At Thursday’s press conference, Adams insisted that “the situation is under control.”

“I want to reassure everyone that the air can breathe safely and that there is no risk in our drinking water or water supply,” he said.

The towers are located in Harlem on the upper floor of Manhattan, including the New York City Building and the Harlem Hospital Center.

The city’s health officials urge anyone with symptoms to seek medical care.

“It’s not the time to say, ‘Let me go to the grocery store and buy some ginger beer and let me lie somewhere,” Harlem City Councilman Yusef Salaam said in a press conference last week. “It’s time for you to really go for medical care. That’s so serious.”