Legionnaires' disease is a "very serious type of pneumonia," according to the CDC. Common sources of infection include water in showers, hot tubs and cooling towers that are part of big air ...

Royal Caribbean has issued a health alert to passengers after a recent case of Legionnaires' disease was linked to a sailing aboard the Symphony of the Seas.The cruise line is taking precautionary ...

Passengers who recently sailed with a popular cruise line received notice that someone on their ship was sickened by a serious type of pneumonia that’s typically spread through water mists ...

Certain buildings will also need to follow a national standard for building water management against legionella risk, ASHRAE 188, as a second line of defense against legionella and the law creates ...

The disease spreads through water systems like shower heads, sink faucets and hot tubs. It isn’t contagious from person to person. Legionnaires’ disease can be treated with antibiotics.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Justice Center’s water system was disinfected Friday due to the detection of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, the county said Friday in a ...

Legionnaires' disease is a type of serious pneumonia caused by inhaling water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — Five people who developed Legionnaires’ disease in Lincoln, New Hampshire, may have been exposed to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower behind a resort, the ...