1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak killed 16 persons out of 78 infected was later determined to be Legionnaires' disease. A September 1974 convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was also held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Out of approximately 1,500 members who attended, 20 developed pneumonia and two died. A later article in "The Lancet" reported: "Illness [high fever and pneumonia] was significantly associated with attendance at one convention activity held on Monday morning, September 16, 1974, in the grand ballroom of the hotel." 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak The 1976 Legionnaires disease outbreak, occurring in the late summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the
Klebsiella pneumonia Klebsiella pneumonia "Klebsiella" pneumonia (KP) is a form of bacterial pneumonia associated with "Klebsiella pneumoniae". It is typically due to aspiration and alcoholism may be a risk factor, though it is also commonly implicated in hospital-acquired urinary tract infections, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) individuals Individuals with "Klebsiella" pneumonia tend to cough up a characteristic sputum, as well as having fever, nausea, tachycardia and vomiting. "Klebsiella" pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying conditions, such as alcoholism. The cause of the condition Klebsiella pneumonia is "Klebsiella pneumoniae" which is gram-negative, as well as rod-shaped, glucose-fermenting, facultative anaerobic bacterium. In