Health authorities have issued an urgent warning for people in Sydney after several people have been hospitalised for pneumonia caught from contaminated water droplets. 7NEWS
People can catch Legionnaires’ by inhaling contaminated droplets from soil or water particles from the cooling system that are emitted into air.The patients - two women and three men aged between 40 and 70 years old - independently visited locations between Museum Station, York Street, Park Street and Martin Place in the 10 days before they developed symptoms.
The hospitalisations follow a number of recently identified cases of the disease throughout the city.Anyone who has been in the area during this time period is urged to keep an eye out for symptoms. “Symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease can develop up to 10 days from the time of exposure to contaminated water particles in the air and include fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath and may lead to severe chest infections such as pneumonia,” NSW Health said.
Legionnaires’ disease most often affects middle-aged and older people, particularly those who smoke or who have chronic lung disease. Those who develop the disease can become very sick with pneumonia, but most people usually recover with an antibiotic treatment in hospital.
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