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Legionnaires' kills one, sickens many: two cases confirmed at an Illinois hotel; another 150 guests report sickness.(causes of legionnaires disease )
A 90-year-old Indiana woman has died from Legionnaires' disease after swimming in an Illinois hotel pool.
The woman, whose name and hometown has not been released, was one of two confirmed cases in the Lincoln, Ill., outbreak at a Best Western Inn.
The hotel closed its pool and spa by order of the Illinois Department of Public Health after they tested positive for a bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. Both confirmed cases were out-of-state guests. One stayed at the hotel in mid-January, and the other stayed in mid-February. Both were hospitalized and on ventilators.
Another 150 guests reported illness, but have not been confirmed. At least 900 former guests are being interviewed.
Investigators concluded the disease spread because there was no chlorine residual in the water. The state ordered the hotel to drain and clean the pool and spa, as well as change the filters.
Legionnaires' disease is contracted by inhaling mist or aerosol from a water source contaminated by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila. It is not communicable ...
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