The Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak: Symptoms and Spread

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Medically reviewed by Matthew S. Simon, M.D.,MS | 
Written by Camille Bautista-Fryer | Published by Health Matters
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New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The severe type of  pneumonia, caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria that grows in water, can cause