CDC warns that a popular offering on cruise ships may harbor Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria, posing a risk to passengers who don't take the proper precautions.

Hot tubs can be a source of Legionella when inadequately maintained, a CDC spokesperson told Travel + Leisure. serg3d Norovirus — the cruise ship scourge — is also back with a vengeance.

On the first ship, the private balcony hot tubs “were found to be operating for months in a manner conducive to Legionella growth, which included maintaining a water temperature in the ...

The Maryland Department of General Services has discovered Legionella bacteria in two Baltimore district courts, bringing the total of known city buildings with compromised water systems to 6 since… ...

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The Legionella bacterium thrives in wet, warm conditions, so "hot tubs offer favorable conditions for Legionella growth and transmission when maintained and operated inadequately, regardless of ...

Keep your water heater set to a minimum of 120o This temperature will reduce Legionella growth and avoid potential for scalding (hot water burns).

Cruise ships are cesspools of disease and misery, yet for some reason people keep shelling out to sit on a boat for months if not years on end. It shouldn’t be any surprise that folks get sick ...

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