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(FOX NEWS) – New York City health officials report that two people have died and least 24 have been infected with Legionnaires' disease in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx.
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella that are found usually in water.
People catch the disease when they breathe in a mist or vapor containing the bacteria; the bacteria are not spread from person to person. In addition, people cannot get Legionnaires’ disease by drinking water that has Legionella bacteria.
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