Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It?

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The slinky rods of Legionalla pneumophila. If you didn't know better, you might assume these were extruded by a Play-Doh Fun Factory. CDC Public Health Image Library Image #11151. CDC/ Margaret Williams, PhD; Claressa Lucas, PhD;Tatiana Travis, BS

In July 1976, a convention of members of the American Legion — a veterans’ group — was meeting in Philadelphia at the Belleville Stratford Hotel in honor of America’s bicentennial. Soon, 221 attendees would be sickened and 34 dead of an illness it was believed no one had ever seen before. Swine flu was suspected , as were toxic chemicals or terrorism of some sort. None of these proved to be the cause.

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