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VinhBlade t1_j8h7kfg wrote

Reply to comment by Onetap1 in What do bacteria living in mechanical ventilation feed on ? by malahchi

I'm curious to hear more about the story. Were the US Legionnaires killed from breathing in what is essentially toxic fumes?

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Onetap1 t1_j8hcjsd wrote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease#Epidemiology

Elderly men, possibly with a large proportion of smokers or ex-smokers. It had been thought the outbreak was a form of pneumonia.

They inhaled atomized water droplets from the cooling towers that carried the bacteria.

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Existing_Display1794 t1_j8kafnv wrote

This is why it’s a good habit to breathe through your nose. I swear that’s why it took me so damn long to get Covid. But now now masks and packed bars I got it once.

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