Legionnaire's Disease

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like lung infection, has killed five people in central Portugal. The affected community, Vila Franca de Xira, is located about 16 miles northeast of Lisbon, the national capital. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a type of bacteria known as legionella. It is essentially a type of pneumonia, meaning people […]

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like lung infection, has killed five people in central Portugal. The affected community, Vila Franca de Xira, is located about 16 miles northeast of Lisbon, the national capital. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a type of bacteria known as legionella. It is essentially a type of pneumonia, meaning people […]