Legionnaires' Disease Forensic Files : Season 1 Episode 7
TV-14 Court TV 30m int(0)
Aired: November 7th, 1996 @ 12:00 AM EST on Court TV
Legionnaires' disease is one of the most famous medical detective stories, especially irritating for its missteps and frustrations. When 180 Legionnaires contract pneumonia-like symptoms after a Philadelphia Convention and 29 of them die, doctors and scientists are mystified. The determination of one scientist helps to determine the cause and likely vector of this deadly disease.