The hotel will remain closed until the bacterial source of the outbreak is established and eliminated. The outbreak has prompted an investigation involving both the Tennessee Department of Health and the CDC.
Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by in Legionella bacteria. It can be contracted by inhaling mist from infected water sources such as air-conditioning facilities, steam rooms and plumbing systems. It is not spread by person-to-person contact or by drinking water.
A recent Legionnaires’ outbreak in Minnesota has infected more than a dozen people, resulting in one death.
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