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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: The Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak In NYC Has Claimed Four Lives [Watch (HLS stream): The Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak In NYC Has Claimed Four Lives](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/l96Ifxsb.m3u8) (1:23)  _Published 2015-08-03. While health officials know which buildings have been contaminated, they still don’t know the original source of the outbreak._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:37 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Virus Expert on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak: 'Don’t Be Complacent. We Must Treat It Extremely Seriously'](/video/I5nUfZc1/) ### Virus Expert on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak: 'Don’t Be Complacent. 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A plastics business. And now a Verizon office. While health officials know which buildings have been contaminated they still don't know the original source of the outbreak. All of the contaminated cooling systems have now been cleaned, but officials expect more cases to appear. Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease can lay dormant for up to ten days. Legionnaires' disease is a severe type of pneumonia, with very similar symptoms like fever with chills, shortness of breath, chest pain, and severe cough. According to the CDC, Legionnaire's Disease is readily treatable and most healthy people won't catch it even if they're exposed to Legionella but people older than 50, current or former smokers, people with chronic lung disease and those with a weakened immune system are at a higher risk. 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