<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fifty-eight people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, and two people have died, according to the city health department.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bacteria, Legionella, is suspected to be spread by cooling towers on buildings in Central Harlem.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cooling tower is a rooftop device that releases mist into the air as it cools a large building.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/climate-change-mental-health-australia-solastalgia/0b8e8357-0e34-41d7-bf43-9681f79f2ce2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The new link between climate change and mental health struggles</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If the water inside becomes too warm, stagnant, or isn't properly disinfected, Legionella can grow and sicken people who inhale the mist.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The disease cannot be spread from person to person.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city health department first announced the cluster on July 25.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/new-york-city-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-grows-to-58-illnesses-2-deaths/3c9d12ec-b042-4524-a0ce-c19ff6f8746f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city said it would test all the cooling towers in the area, and as of Monday, remediation was completed on 11 that had an initial positive screening for the Legionella pneumophila bacteria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Anyone in these zip codes with flu-like symptoms should contact a health care provider as soon as possible," Acting Health Commissioner Dr Michelle Morse said in a news release on Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-airport-australia-digital-passenger-card-qantas/cda2f695-bc9b-4ffe-b444-5270ffb28357" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>How digital move could speed up travel at Australia's biggest airport</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legionnaires' disease causes flu-like symptoms, including cough, fever, headaches, muscles aches and shortness of breath.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's treatable with antibiotics, but if left untreated, it can cause shock and multi-organ failure, according to the World Health Organisation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 10 per cent of people who get Legionnaires' die from complications of their illness, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and it's more dangerous for older adults and people with weakened immune systems.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Around 6000 Legionnaires' disease cases are reported each year in the United States, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but reported totals may be lower than the actual cases in part because it can be difficult to distinguish Legionnaires' disease from other types of pneumonia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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