Legionnaires’ disease in New York: what is it and how does it spread?

Severe form of pneumonia has killed seven people in New York City and affected dozens more. How concerned should residents and visitors be?

Legionnaires disease has killed seven people in New York City and made dozens of others sick, with health officials warning that it is likely doctors will diagnose more cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx in the coming days.

But what is Legionnaires’ disease, and how concerned should New Yorkers, or visitors to the city, be about the disease?

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