2019-10-20 at 12:46 AM UTC
This isn't state wide. Apparently everyone here who died went to the State Fair and hung out in Hot Tubs or some shit.
Another person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, bringing the death toll to four.
None of the victims have been identified by authorities and health officials have not discussed the circumstances of their deaths.
this disease kills 1:10
so this means about 1500 people are infected from one medium size event like a Fair ground?
that's hardcore but not on our local news. not a top story.
Terrorism??
Story
There have been 141 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease, an airborne lung infection, or Pontiac Fever, a milder form of the disease since last month. Health officials said nearly all of those infected were attending the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher between September 6 and 15.
The outbreak has been linked to a hot tubs display in one events center and officials said it took place during the last five days of the fair, a preliminary report shows
2019-10-20 at 12:54 AM UTC
It looks like it just infected 141, but it has killed at least 4.
It's a scary disease. We get it sometimes here caused by seldom used showers in hospitals and the like - the disease grows in the water inside the shower-head.
You need to be careful to run taps and showers before using them.
