The Guggenheim Museum was among 31 Upper East Side buildings ordered to disinfect cooling towers after testing positive for Legionella bacteria.
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Dr. Stephanie Widmer, an emergency medicine attending physician, details how the bacterial pneumonia is contracted, emphasizing it's from warm water in large cooling towers, not drinking water. She also discusses symptoms and curability with antibiotics.was among dozens of buildings on Manhattan’s tony Upper East Side to test positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease recently.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum on Fifth Avenue was one of 31 buildings that the city said Friday would be required to clean and disinfect their cooling towers to get rid of the bacteria. The Guggenheim is among 19 of the buildings which have already finished disinfection, with the others expected to be completed by Saturday.
"Anyone who lives, works or has visited the affected area since late June and develops flu-like symptoms should contact a health care provider immediately," the city said in a news release. The museum said in a statement Saturday:"The city has confirmed that there is no additional action needed at this time, and this poses no risk to anyone inside the building,"New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin speaks at a town hall meeting about a Legionnaires' disease cluster at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church on Tuesday, in New York City.bacteria.
The NYC Health Department said all cooling towers in the affected area are being tested. They control the temperature of systems such as refrigeration, but do not affect drinking water or the building’s indoor air or air conditioning. Last year, seven people died in a cluster that was traced to a cooling tower on top of Harlem Hospital and a construction site near the city’s public health lab.
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