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Quebec City’s outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease — which has claimed six lives — is believed to be the biggest and deadliest in Canada in the last 25 years.
As of Saturday, a total of 102 people have been infected by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which is suspected to have contaminated cooling towers in an undetermined number of office buildings in the provincial capital.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by Ben81
Interesting development.
Maybe some of our Northern cousins could chime in since we have a large Canadian group of members?
Thanks for posting
S & F
Legionellosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by gram negative, aerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella.[1][2] Over 90% of legionellosis cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives in temperatures between 25 and 45 °C (77 and 113 °F), with an optimum temperature of 35 °C (95 °F).[3]
Legionellosis takes two distinct forms:
Legionnaires' disease, also known as "legion fever",[4] is the more severe form of the infection and produces high fever and pneumonia.[5][6]
Pontiac fever is caused by the same bacteria but produces a milder respiratory illness without pneumonia that resembles acute influenza.[5] Pontiac fever also has a spontaneous resolution.
Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in July 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending a convention of the American Legion at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. On January 18, 1977 the causative agent was identified as a previously unknown strain of bacteria, subsequently named Legionella. Some people can be infected with the Legionella bacteria and have only mild symptoms or no illness at all.
Originally posted by Ben81
This LEGIONnaire outbreak appearing out of nowhere
is very odd ..
Originally posted by lacrimoniousfinale
Originally posted by Ben81
This LEGIONnaire outbreak appearing out of nowhere
is very odd ..
Very odd. They normally warn us in advance about this sort of thing.
Legionnaires' disease is not contagious. No special precautions are necessary. The disease is transmitted via drinking water, not by infected persons. (So it differs from SARS and influenza where masks must be worn). Likewise, women who are pregnant and their fetuses have nothing to fear from patients with Legionnaires' disease.
Originally posted by Suspiria
Nobody is hitting Canada for anything, Legionaries outbreaks happen from time to time everywhere, stagnant water is the problem. We've had two locally, the source of the first was actually the hospitals air conditioning, the second happened only a few weeks back, the source being a hot tub on display at a large store/warehouse. I even walked past it myself, some woman shoved her fingers into it and flicked the water about. 6 dead 18 seriously ill.
Vaccines?..looool seriously don't panic, you just need better checks on your air conditioning.