(Xinhua file photo: People at a fountain near the statue of a mermaid in Warsaw. Capital of Poland July 1, 2022)
WARSAW, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Poland’s local sanitation and epidemiological service on Thursday (Aug. Reveal the death toll from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. Legionnaires, a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria in the city of Chechev in the southeast of the country increased to 18
The pathogenic bacteria were detected in 157 hospitalized patients, of whom nine men and nine women died from the disease. Are between the ages of 53 and 98 and have other health conditions
Legionnaires’ disease can also result in severe pneumonia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the most common form of transmission is inhalation of contaminated airborne aerosols. which form together with water droplets, jets or smog of contaminated water sources
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