Smokers, drinkers, seniors and anyone with a weak immune system is particularly at risk from bacteria that reproduce quickly in warm, moist areas.
legionnaires’ disease
A local chauffeur has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.
A 60-year-old local man who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease on Sunday had been to a massage parlour in the mainland during the incubation period.
A 65-year-old local man was diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease on Tuesday, marking the fourth such case this year, Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement Wednesday night.
A 43-year-old local woman is undergoing treatment for Legionnaires’ disease in the public Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre, the Health Bureau said in a statement.
Three Hong Kong men who caught the potentially fatal disease were found to have stayed at The Parisian separately between December and early this month.