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Legionnaires’ Outbreak in South Bronx Claims 8 Lives

Since an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City began, 92 people have been hospitalized with the disease, and 8 people are now confirmed to have died from this severe form of bacterial pneumonia. So far, 48 people who were hospitalized have been treated and released.

Instances of Legionnaires’ disease were first reported July 10 and New York City health officials traced the source of the outbreak to the South Bronx, where 5 cooling towers tested positive for the legionella bacteria.

“This week, new legislation will be announced designed to halt future outbreaks of Legionnaires’, and place new emphasis on long-term prevention,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. “The comprehensive package will address inspections, new recommended action in the case of positive tests, and sanctions for those who fail to comply with new standards.”

Symptoms of the disease include fever, cough, chills, and muscle aches. As such, it is not uncommon for Legionnaires to be misdiagnosed as other types of pneumonia that include these symptoms. Symptoms typically appear 2 to 10 days after exposure to the legionella bacteria. The disease is not spread from person to person. Instead, people can only get sick by breathing in water vapor with the bacteria.

The outbreak in New York is the largest in the city’s history, and a higher proportion of them have died than is typical, according to Washington Post. This is why city health officials are urging all New Yorkers with symptoms to seek medical help.

“We are concerned about this unusual increase in Legionnaires’ disease cases in the South Bronx,” Health Commissioner Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, said in a statement. “I urge anyone with symptoms to seek medical attention right away.”

Individuals who are middle-aged or older, cigarette smokers, people with chronic lung disease or weakened immune systems, and people who take medicines that weaken their immune system are all at higher risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease.

The disease is treated with antibiotics and most people get better with early treatment.

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  • Acknowledging the Tireless Work of Physicians on National Doctor’s Day
  • American Cancer Society Reveals New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
  • De Blasio Releases Details of Turnaround Plan For NYC Health & Hospitals
  • De Blasio Unveils $850 Million Mental Health Roadmap
  • Dietary Supplements Send 23,000 People To EDs Each Year
  • EHR and ICD-10 Explained
  • Family Medicine Residency Program At New York – Presbyterian To Remain Open
  • Family Medicine Residency Program At New York – Presbyterian To Remain Open
  • Filipino Nurses and Related Articles
  • Financial Burden of Dementia
  • Growing Role of Nurses and Progress on Future of Nursing Recommendations
  • Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina – Five Years Later
  • Health Republic Closing Today (November 30, 2015)
  • Health Republic Insurance of New York Co-Op to Close
  • HHS Projects 10 Million People Will Have ACA Coverage By End Of 2016
  • ICD-9 to ICD-10 Translator
  • Implantable Device Can Be Remotely Controlled to Deliver Drugs
  • Increasing Trend In Graduating Nurses
  • Legionnaires’ Outbreak in South Bronx Claims 8 Lives
  • National Centenarian Day – Living to 100
  • New York Company To Offer World’s First Kosher Medical Marijuana
  • NPs Joining Primary Care Increases
  • Nurse Practitioners Gain More Autonomy in New York in 2015
  • Nurse Practitioners Provide Quality Care to Diabetes Patients
  • Nurses Improving Outcomes, Saving Money
  • Nursing Home Rating to Be Overhauled
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  • Personalized Breast Cancer Screening
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  • Planet Fitness To Stop Offering “Unlimited” Indoor Tanning As Part Of Settlement With New York AG
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  • Study: Women Who Use Contraceptive Implant 10 Times More Likely To Need Additional Surgery
  • Teen Births In US Are Declining
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  • Zika Virus Precautions in Long Island
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