Legionnaires' Disease at RGH - Rochester General Hospital
(Rochester, N.Y.) -- The New York State Health Department is testing the water at Rochester General Hospital after a recent patient was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia.
The patient entered RGH in late January with an undisclosed condition and came down with Legionnaires’ disease at home, about a week after being admitted. The disease’s incubation period is two to ten days.... continued see link ...
Dashavu, two years go 6 patents at Strong Memorial Hospital had the same thing. Ekk! Maybe I should go back to bottled water for awhile.
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People like to laugh at people who drink bottled water for spending so much money on water, but there are definitely some advantages. If you keep a stock of bottled water, the odds are someone will discover a bad batch of water before you drink your more recent stock, at least much sooner than a problem with the public drinking water may be found.
On the other hand, you could also bottle your own water, and store it. Then, only drink water that's a couple days old to stay behind any possible dangers.
Hi dcr,
It's alway good to hear from you!
Bottled water has gone out of style, but as a C.N.A. who is aware of Legionnaires Disease, I'm going back to it. I work at a few facilities, and think I should be careful. We have had 2 outbreaks now in the past 2 years.
I purchase it mainly for the bottles. That way, I can fill them up at home, and carry them to work. I rather drink water from home, then to chance it at the facilities where I work.
Your right. Water gets contaminated before it is discovered. I'm just going to be extra careful, at least for now.
Yikes, that's scary
Hi Dr. Deb,
Yes it is. I feel for the patients because they can't take baths or showers. They have to be washed with a pre-moisten cloths.
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