Study: Turn Off Decorative Fountains to Avoid Legionnaires' Disease

The researchers behind a new study are urging healthcare facilities to shut down their indoor fountains to help stop the spread of Legionnaires' disease.

The study was conducted following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, a respiratory illness, in southeast Wisconsin. The outbreak was eventually tied to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby. Legionnaires' disease is spread through the inhalation of contaminated water sources.

The disease's severity makes it especially risk for people who have compromised immune systems, such as the elderly.

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