# Why do I need to know about Legionnaires' disease?

An episode of [The Dose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1498259551), 14 May 2026, 23 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_THEDOSE_P/media/thedose/thedose-cnjaKHNu-20260514.mp3

Toronto and Hamilton are experiencing outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, a serious type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. Infectious diseases physician Dr. Isaac Bogoch says it spreads through natural, as well as artificial water systems, like cooling towers, hot tubs, and plumbing, so it's important that buildings are up to code. For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more episodes of this podcast, click this link.

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