But what is Legionnaires’ disease, exactly? Legionellosis is any infection from a genus of bacteria called Legionella. The most famous of these infections is the atypical pneumonia called ...

Q. Is it true that you can get Legionnaires’ disease from gagging on a drink of water? This has got to be bogus. A. While this sounds like an urban myth, it is true. Most people become infected ...

Chase Cook, a health department spokesman, shared a fact sheet on the disease but declined to say what precautions are being taken. Legionella bacteria can become a health concern when it grows ...