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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Marshalltown possibly linked to cooling towers | Iowa Public Radio

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Marshalltown possibly linked to cooling towers | Iowa Public Radio

Local and state officials say that Mars's disease can be said until the end of the main tower .4 Cases confirm in the county, as a result of the death of the person. Health officials say that the publishing of...

Legionnaires disease outbreak in Marshalltown possibly linked to cooling towers  Iowa Public Radio

Local and state officials say that Mars's disease can be said until the end of the main tower .4 Cases confirm in the county, as a result of the death of the person.

Health officials say that the publishing of Guynar Counett is related to the cooling tower.

The state approved 34 legislative diseases in the county, which resulted in a person's death in late August.

The disease is the most taken over the disease caused by the leprosy drops of Legionella.

Pandit Matthew Matthew told the Marshal board.

"Due to the width of propagation, because of the calls we made to patients so far, it seems to be the most likely answer to the way it started," he said.

Cooling towers use evaporation to remove excess water from buildings with large equipment such as air conditioning units.

The water pressure in the stages that can be nice for bacteria, Sydney Greeed, Director of Rshall County of Health Health, told overview.

"In Iowa we tend to warm up and cold from another week, and it sometimes produces it."

They are asked to try to test nine cooling in the area, and they say sterilization.

Most people are exposed to Legionella bacteria, but the greater part does not experience symptoms, Donahue said.People who are older, smokers, or have basic conditions, are at higher risk of getting serious.

The state is seen between 30 and 90 cases of Legionnaires every year, but the authorities began to explore the Marshalltown area as a potential cluster later, later identified last month, he said.

People with severe respiratory symptoms in the area should be tested for bacteria, which can be treated with antibiotics, Donahu says.After revealing people can take two to 14 days at any time to experience symptoms.

"The news for the general public is that if you are now in Marshaldaun, you have cough and fever, shortness of breath, you may have a breathing infection or pneumonia. Talk to your document and tell them about the legion," he said.

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