Nottingham resident gets legionnaires’ disease after hotel stay

A Nottingham resident has contracted a rare but potentially life-threatening disease from staying in a hotel room. The guest, who has not been named, was diagnosed after a stay at the Three Queens Hotel and Lodge, in Bridge Street, Burton. The hotel has been forced to close temporarily after they and another guest stayed there…

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How did Legionnaires’ disease get its name?

Legionnaires‘ disease acquired its name in 1976 after an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending the American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella pneumophila. On July 21, 1976, the American Legion opened its annual three-day convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 Legionaires, mostly men, attended the convention. The date and city…

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