Deadly vapor haunts Manhattan as three are killed and 67 infected
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Three people have now died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, and cases have also risen, increasing from 58 to 67 in just one day.
However, officials fear there are more infections going undiagnosed or being misdiagnosed. No information has been released on the patients or the deceased.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14976011/Deadly-vapor-Manhattan-legionnaires-three-killed-67-infected.html
Every once in a while Legionaries rears its’ ugly head. And if memory serves it’s typically started by someone having travelled here from outside the country.
It can also be easily passed through an improperly maintained hot tub. When you see a bunch of foam on top of a hot tub, it means that the water chemistry is off and that foam has been shown to harbor legionnaires disease
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