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Is legionnaires' disease spread from person to person?
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No: It is spread from aerosolized (tiny droplets of ) water that harbor the organism- situations such as air-conditioning vents, misters in the vegetable aisles, ornamental water features in hospital lobbies, humidifiers with stagnant water that have been turned on...
Answered 1/31/2012
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No: People can get it from the same exposure - conference rooms with contaminated a/c, baths and jacuzzis etc. It is not spread from person to person.
Answered 3/26/2013
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