Common Questions Answered about Legionnaires Disease

Updated Friday at 4:14 p.m.

As of Friday, 11 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after recently staying at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Atlanta.

Also Friday, there are many questions surrounding the outbreak like how and why?

Elizabeth Hannapel, an Epidemiologist with the Georgia Department of Public Health, shared with “Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam answers to some of the most commonly asked questions.