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The city’s health department says it is investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease at Co-op City in the Bronx, including one elderly patient who died.
The Health Department said the cases occurred in three connected buildings at the complex within the last 12 months.
In a statement, health officials said the three patients who became sick had “conditions that increase the chances of getting Legionnaires’ disease.” Two patients have been released from the hospital, according to the department.
Health officials say they will be sampling the internal plumbing of the building to assess the potential sources of the disease. They say the complex does not have a cooling tower.
“Residents of this building who are over 50 or have underlying medical conditions should avoid showering until the investigation is completed,” the Health Department said, adding that tap water in the building is safe to drink.
Legionnaires’ disease is caused by breathing in water vapor containing the bacteria. It is not contagious and is treatable with antibiotics.
Symptoms include fever, cough, chills, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion and diarrhea, officials said. Symptoms typically appear two to 10 days after exposure to Legionella bacteria.
“As always, adults with flu-like symptoms, fever, cough, or difficulty breathing should seek immediate medical attention,” the Health Department said. “Legionella testing should be considered by clinicians based on history, symptoms, and other findings.”
The city started regular, mandatory inspections of cooling systems after a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in the South Bronx where 12 people died.
I'm confused. How exactly does a cooling tower prevent bacterial growth in the water?
An infected cooling tower, usually used with large central air systems is the first SUSPECT in a localized Legionella outbreak. So it doesn't PREVENT bacterial growth but spews the bacteria out the top amid water vapor droplets that victims breathe deep into their lungs.
I may have had legionnaire's pneumonia more than once. I have always blamed the culprit to be the aeration bubbles in my last gym's hot tub. I always came into the bacterial soup UNaerated and as soon as somebody turned the jets on, I made for a vamoose. It seems obvious top me that a hot Jacuzzi is the perfect fecal-lung vector.
An infected cooling tower, usually used with large central air systems is the first SUSPECT in a localized Legionella outbreak. So it doesn't PREVENT bacterial growth but spews the bacteria out the top amid water vapor droplets that victims breathe deep into their lungs.
I may have had legionnaire's pneumonia more than once. I have always blamed the culprit to be the aeration bubbles in my last gym's hot tub. I always came into the bacterial soup UNaerated and as soon as somebody turned the jets on, I made for a vamoose. It seems obvious top me that a hot Jacuzzi is the perfect fecal-lung vector.
Does Co-op City have a gym with a Jacuzzi?
I see, thank you for that information. I got a pneumonia vaccine not sure if it covers Legionnaire's or not. You can forget about me ever even thinking about any sort of public Jacuzzi or going to a housing complex with a cooling tower.
Co-op City doesn’t have a jacuzzi, but a gym in bay plaza adjacent does I don’t think that’s the culprit though.
I could not believe when I read this title I though that some wise guy was reviving the thread from 2015.
I don’t have a good explanation for this because co-op is managed very well these days and they take things very seriously so I’m sure this will be a very serious big deal for months to come.
I’ll let you know what the leadership here is saying this weekend when this weeks edition of Co-op City Times comes out.
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