Since July 24, 20 cases of legionnaires' disease have been diagnosed, starting with a business in the south end of London and spreading to a neighborhood in the southeast.
The rare, airborne respiratory illness is due to legionella bacteria, which is usually found in warm water sources such as hot water tanks and air conditioning systems.
“To be clear, 50 per cent of people exposed are hospitalized, or that 50 per cent of people who are infected will be hospitalized, these are people who are already at the most severe cases,” says Dr. Joanne Kearon, associate medical officer of health with the MLHU. Legionella bacteria like warm water, so every year it is common to see sporadic cases, especially in summer. What’s happening this year is an outbreak, where many people have likely already been exposed but will never develop symptoms.This is the peak age of an Olympian track and field athlete, research shows
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