Las Vegas, NVThe Aria Resort and Casino, owned by MGM, has been linked to another outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The 4,400 room hotel is currently contacting guests who stayed at the hotel between June 21 and July 4 as a precautionary measure. To date, four guests were treated for the bacteria-borne disease.
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This isn’t the first time that elevated levels of the bacteria were found at the Aria. In 2009 tests determined that elevated amounts of the bacteria Legionella were connected to six cases of the disease. The hotel said that high levels of the bacteria legionella had been detected in several guest rooms, but Nevada health officials have not yet determined the cause. The bacteria is typically found in building plumbing systems that distribute water for direct human contact, and water in air-conditioning cooling towers, e.g, warm and wet environments such as hot tubs.
Legionnaires’ disease (Legionellosis) is a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria called Legionella pneumophilia, and the disease is spread by inhaling aerosol or mists of water containing the bacteria. The disease is not spread from person to person. Legionellosis signs may include fever, cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, chills, and body aches.
According to the CDC, Legionnaires' disease causes pneumonia like systems infecting up to 18,000 people each year and 5 to 30 percent of the infected patients will manifest fatal symptoms.
