A legionella alarm in the area of
Bresso, near Milan, continued on Wednesday with the news of a
third victim, an 84-year-old woman who died due to complications
linked to the bacteria.
The woman died at Cinisello Balsamo's Bassini's hospital,
where two others who had contracted the bacteria also passed
away between Monday and Tuesday, a man and woman, both aged 94.
Legionella is a group bacteria that causes a pneumonia-type
illness called Legionnaires' disease and a flu-like illness
called Pontiac fever.
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