Forensic Files · SEASON 1

Legionnaires' Disease

Episode 7 · 1996-11-07

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Episode overview

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.

23 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. The Disappearance of Helle Crafts1996-04-21 2. The Magic Bullet1996-10-03 3. The House That Roared1996-10-10 4. The Footpath Murders1996-10-17 5. Planted Evidence1996-10-24 6. Southside Strangler1996-10-31 7. Legionnaires' Disease1996-11-07 8. The Wilson Murder1996-11-14 9. Deadly Neighborhoods1996-11-21 10. Insect Clues1996-11-28 11. Outbreak1996-12-05 12. The List Murders1996-12-12 13. Raw Terror1996-12-19