In 1976, Legionnaires at the Pennsylvania America Legion convention in Philadelphia started to get sick. At first, symptoms seemed identical to those of a typical pneumonia-based lung infection but the disease spread rapidly; over 200 people became ill and several died. The outbreak prompted the discovery of Legionella, a water-loving and lung-hating bacteria. Mist from […]
In 1976, Legionnaires at the Pennsylvania America Legion convention in Philadelphia started to get sick. At first, symptoms seemed identical to those of a typical pneumonia-based lung infection but the disease spread rapidly; over 200 people became ill and several died. The outbreak prompted the discovery of Legionella, a water-loving and lung-hating bacteria. Mist from […]