Episode

1713: "How Do You Catch Legionnaires' Disease?"

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Interesting Things with JC
Published
Jul 14, 2026
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150
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Summary

Interesting Things with JC #1713: "How Do You Catch Legionnaires' Disease?" – Fifty-four people are diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in two Manhattan neighborhoods as investigators test cooling towers across the area. Legionella genetic material appears in systems at 31 buildings, but finding the bacterium and finding the source are not the same thing.