Urgent health warning to THOUSANDS of workers in Sydney’s CBD as five people are hospitalised with serious disease

Health officials have warned thousands of city workers could have been exposed to a Legionnaires disease as five people are hospitalised.

Those who have spent time in Sydney’s CBD in the last ten days have been urged to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires disease.

Symptoms can include fever, chills, shortness of breath, cough and muscle aches, and if left untreated can result in chest infections like pneumonia.

Five people exposed to the legionella bacteria have been hospitalised after spending time in heavily populated parts of the city over the the last three weeks.

Two women and three men ranging in age from their forties to their seventies have tested positive after spending time in the city.

Health officials believe the patients were infected in hotspots like Martin Place, Museum Station, York Street and Park Street.

Legionnaires cannot spread from person to person but instead infects through breathing in contaminated particles usually spread by air-conditioning units.

Adults over the age of 50, those with chronic lung disease or heavy smokers are believed to be at most risk of the disease.

The severe type of pneumonia is curable and usually treated with antibiotics.

Environmental health workers are working with the City of Sydney to oversee maintenance records of all cooling towers in the CBD.

Health officials will also ramp-up testing efforts in lieu of the new infections.

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