-Caveat Lector- Four cases of Legionnaire's disease diagnosed at Paris hospital The Associated Press 12/30/00 11:15 AM PARIS (AP) -- A Paris hospital has banned showers and ordered water pipes disinfected after four people were diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease, health officials said Saturday. All four people caught the respiratory disease in the past month, said Dr. Guy Meyer, president of the infectious disease unit at Paris' newly opened Georges Pompidou European Hospital. One of the patients diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease has died, but his death was related to a heart condition, hospital director Louis Omnes said. The three other patients were treated with antibiotics and were doing well, Meyer said. The ultramodern 750-bed hospital in southwestern Paris was officially inaugurated by French President Jacques Chirac last week. But it has had a series of setbacks since opening its doors in July, including frequent computer and technical breakdowns. Officials suspect that Legionella -- a waterborne bacterium -- developed in unused sections of water pipes in the hospital, which is only partially occupied by about 250 patients. "The stagnation of hot water could explain the epidemic," Omnes said. Legionella can be inhaled when water is released into the air, through air conditioners, steam or other means. Disinfecting with chlorine or heat usually kills the bacterium, which causes a form of pneumonia. The disease does not spread person to person. Symptoms include high fever, cough and shortness of breath. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
