There is an investigation taking place in a Pittsburgh VA Hospital pertaining to Legionnaire's disease. Officials are currently looking into the disease. They are reporting that the water at University Drive Hospital is now back to normal and clear of Legionella. Since January 2011, there were 29 reported cases of Legionnaire's disease that were diagnosed at the hospital. The VA stated that 16 cases came from undetermined locations, eight were from the community and five got the disease from the hospital.

Doctor Victor Yu said that the red flag of this disease is that someone died from it and that it is completely preventable. John McChesney, from Erie, died last month from the disease. His wife believes he got the disease from the water at the hospital in Oakland.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are assisting in the investigation but made it clear that they are assisting and that the hospital is in control of the investigation. There are no longer water restrictions in Oakland but the restrictions are still in place at the hospital in Aspinwall.

The majority of people that are exposed to Legionella are at a very low risk of illness, but the patients in the hospital with other health conditions are at a higher risk.

The symptoms of Legionnaire's disease start with headache, muscle pain, chills and a fever but by the second and third day symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, confusion, fatigue and chest pain can appear. It primarily affects the lungs but can cause infections in other parts of the body including the heart.

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