截至周三，亚特兰大喜来登酒店一人死于军团病爆发。

       南希·尼达姆是佐治亚州公共卫生部(GDPH)的通讯主任新闻周刊星期三。

       “截至周三，有12例实验室确认的军团病病例，包括一例死亡和61例可能病例，”她补充道。

       根据梅奥诊所的说法，军团病是一种急性肺炎——由感染引起的肺部炎症。

       6月12日至7月15日期间，疫情影响到了入住酒店的客人，目前尚未确定疫情的源头。然而，嗜肺军团菌，一种细菌，通常是疾病的原因。它可能存在于土壤和淡水中，但当它在热水浴缸和空调等水系统中繁殖时，更容易感染人类。

       由于疫情爆发，该酒店于7月15日自愿关闭，并将继续关闭，“直到找到军团菌的来源并完成补救”州卫生官员在一份声明中说。

       “你不能通过人与人之间的接触感染军团病。相反，大多数人因吸入细菌而患上军团病，”梅奥诊所说。

       “大多数接触军团菌的健康人不会生病。然而，患病风险增加的人是50岁或50岁以上、现在或以前吸烟的人、患有慢性肺病或免疫系统薄弱的人，”州卫生官员说。

       这种疾病可以用抗生素治疗，患病的人通常会完全康复。根据GDPH的说法，症状通常包括发烧、发冷、咳嗽和气短。

       每年，至少有20起军团病的爆发被报道——全国大约有5000例被诊断出来——根据疾病控制和预防中心的数据。

       2018年，佐治亚州发现了189例军团病纽约时报 报告艾德。

       据美国有线电视新闻网7月19日报道，酒店总经理肯·佩杜齐说，“我们客人的健康和安全是我们最优先考虑的事情。”

       尼达姆告诉我新闻周刊周三，GDPH和富尔顿县卫生局“正在监督喜来登酒店雇佣的承包商进行的取样和测试。调查仍在进行中。”

LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE OUTBREAK AT ATLANTA HOTEL LEAVES 1 DEAD, ACCORDING TO STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS

 

       One person has died from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, as of Wednesday.

       Nancy Nydam, director of communications at the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH), confirmed the death to Newsweek on Wednesday.

       "There are 12 lab-confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease, including one death, and 61 probable cases," as of Wednesday, she added.

       Legionnaires' disease is an acute form of pneumonia—an inflammation of the lungs caused by infection—according to the Mayo Clinic.

       The source of the outbreak, which affected guests who visited or stayed at the hotel between June 12 and July 15, has not yet been identified. Yet, Legionella pneumophila, a bacterium, is usually the cause of the illness. It may be found in soil and freshwater, but it more commonly infects humans when it multiplies in water systems like hot tubs and air conditioners.

       The hotel voluntarily closed on July 15 as a result of the outbreak and will remain so "until the source of the Legionella is located and remediation is complete," state health officials said in a statement.

       "You can't catch Legionnaires' disease from person-to-person contact. Instead, most people get Legionnaires' disease from inhaling the bacteria," the Mayo Clinic says.

       "Most healthy people exposed to Legionella do not get sick. However, people at increased risk of getting sick are 50 years or older, current or former smokers, people with chronic lung disease or weak immune systems," state health officials said.

       The disease is treatable with antibiotics, and those who are sickened typically recover in full. Symptoms often include fever, chills, cough, and shortness of breath, according to the GDPH.

       Every year, there are at least 20 Legionnaires' outbreaks reported—and about 5,000 cases diagnosed nationally—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

       In 2018, Georgia saw 189 cases of Legionnaires' disease, the New York Times reported.

       According to a CNN report from July 19, the hotel's general manager, Ken Peduzzi, said that "the health and safety of our guests is our greatest priority."

       Nydam told Newsweek on Wednesday that GDPH and the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) "are overseeing the sampling and testing being done by the contractor hired by the Sheraton Hotel. That investigation is ongoing."