2 Cases of Legionnaires’ Possibly Linked to University of Chicago Hospital
May 6, 2019 |
by Eric Horng
For the second time in a week, state health officials said Chicago hospital patients had been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified two new cases of the potentially-deadly lung infection, which is contracted by inhaling aerosolized water containing the Legionella bacteria.
