Legionnaires' disease that occur globally is not known. Legionnaires' disease is the cause of an estimated 2-9% of pneumonia cases that are acquired outside of hospital. An estimated 8,000 to 18,000 cases a year in the United States require hospitalization. Outbreaks of disease account for a minority of cases. While it can occur any time of the year, it is more common in the summer and fall. The disease is named after the outbreak where it was first identified, at a 1976 American Legion convention in Philadelphia. The length of time between exposure to the bacteria and the appearance of symptoms is
Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak heavy metals in the soil or toxic mould on rice have been considered the most likely causes so far. Another outbreak of the same disease in the Quảng Ngãi area was reported in March 2013. Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak , multiple press sources reported an outbreak of an unidentified skin disease in the Ba Tơ District of Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam. The disease is reported to begin as a skin rash, and in numerous cases appears to have led to the death of the sufferers through organ failure. , the disease was reported to have affected 170 people, and