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Quincy veterans home resident tests positive for Legionnaires disease | News
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A resident at the state-run veterans home in Quincy has tested positive for both COVID-19 and Legionnaires’ disease, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday the agencies are investigating the case of Legionnaires’ disease in a single resident, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 30 and showed pneumonia symptoms on Dec. 16, according to the news release.
The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy was notified on Dec. 22 of the resident’s positive test for Legionnaires’ disease, which is a severe pneumonia caused by the inhalation of waterborne bacteria.
Red Latina - El IDVA y el IDPH están investigando en el Hogar de Veteranos de Quincy debido a un solo caso de legionelosis
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Veterans home sees isolated Legionnaires case
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Legionella bacteria occurs naturally in the environment. Water containing Legionella can be aerosolized through cooling towers, showers, hot tubs and decorative fountains, and can cause Legionnaire’s disease a serious lung infection when inhaled.Michael Kipley | Quincy Herald-Whig (via AP)
Almost a year to the day later, a second case of Legionnaires’ disease has been diagnosed at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
According to the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Illinois Department of Public Health, an investigation is under way after a resident tested positive for Legionella on Dec. 22 after testing positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 30.