Miami, Florida – Luxury Hotel Suffers Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak
The luxury Epic Hotel in Miami, Florida was the site of a Legionnaire's Disease outbreak recently. Four people were reportedly made ill and one person died from the bacterial infection. The bacteria is said to have gotten in to the hotel via the water system, but the Miami-Dade County Health Department is still investigating the outbreak.
An advisory was placed on the hotel to keep guests out; the hotel management company was ordered to upgrade their water filtration system and clean out their water supply before the advisory would be lifted. They were able to do so and reopened within a few days. It has not been proven whether the hotel was in any way responsible for the outbreak.
Legionnaire's Disease is an acute respiratory infection caused by Legionella bacteria. It is typically water borne, and cannot be passed from person to person. Symptoms include chest pain, coughing up blood, fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, joint pain, lack of energy, muscle aches, chills and shortness of breath. Older people and those with poor lung capacity or compromised immune systems are more likely to die from the disease.
Read more about the Legionnaire's Disease outbreak at Virus Outbreak Comes To An End At Miami Luxury Hotel.
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