Legionnaires' disease sickens 2 Las Vegas hotel guests according to : CNN

Story highlights Water at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino tested positive for legionella bacteriaGuests who got sick stayed at the Las Vegas hotel in March and April(CNN) Two recent guests at a Las Vegas resort have contracted Legionnaires' disease, officials said Friday. Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia, develops when people breathe small droplets of water infected with legionella bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guests who contracted the lung infection stayed separately in March and April at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the Southern Nevada Health District said. Guests were relocated from rooms served by that system, and those rooms won't be occupied until the system is properly flushed, he said. The hotel is disinfecting the system with chlorine, Bergtholdt said.




Two people recently contracted Legionnaires' disease in a hotel in Las Vegas. In 2011, an individual who stayed at the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas died after contracting Legionnaires' disease, according to the health district. Legionnaires' disease is contracted from contaminated water in human-made water systemsLegionellosis is a respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria. If anyone who visited the Rio hotel may think they contracted the illness, they should visit their healthcare providers immediately. The district confirmed that shortly after the guests tested positive for Legionnaires' disease, the hotel tested its water.

2 Rio Las Vegas guests contract Legionnaires' disease

Legionnaires' disease symptoms are very similar to other types of pneumonia and can include cough, shortness of breath, fever, muscle aches, and headaches. A guest at the Luxor died in January 2012 of Legionnaires' disease while several others contracted the illness. The Southern Nevada Health District is investigating two cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in guests who stayed separately at the Rio hotel-casino in March and April. Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. Generally, people do not spread Legionnaires' disease to other people.


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