M artin L uther K ing J r .
2021 special edition
Page 18
January 13, 2021
Every man lives in two
realms: the internal and
the external. The internal
is that realm of spiritual
ends expressed in art,
literature, morals, and
religion. The external is
that complex of devices,
techniques, mechanisms, and
instrumentalities by means of
which we live. --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Water Contaminated
at Senior Housing Site
c ontinued fRoM p age 15
“The moral
arc of the
universe bends
at the elbow of
justice.”
--Martin Luther King, Jr
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is found naturally in fresh water,
but can cause health problems if it
gets into a building’s water supply.
Legionnaires’
Disease
is
not known to spread from per-
son-to-person. And most healthy
people exposed to Legionella do
not get sick. But for people at
increased risk, breathing in very
small droplets of water with the
bacteria can lead to severe pneu-
monia, officials said..
People at increased risk for in-
fection include the elderly, smok-
ers, those with chronic diseases
such as COPD or diabetes, and
the immunosuppressed. For those
who get symptoms, the first to
appear are usually flu-like (fever,
tiredness, muscle aches, and head-
ache). Signs of a serious Legionel-
la lung infection (pneumonia) in-
clude cough and chest pain. Many
people sick with Legionella also
have diarrhea.
Legionella outbreaks have
been rare in Multnomah County.
The Communicable Disease in-
vestigations team identified the
building’s water supply as the
likely source by mid-afternoon
on Sunday, Jan. 4. Within hours,
officials said Multnomah County
staff were preparing to voluntari-
ly relocate people, and creating a
plan with building managers from
Income Property Management to
treat the water system, including
shutting off the water.
Very soon after discovering the
issue, employees from the Mult-
nomah County Emergency re-
sponse team began going door to
door inside the building offering
temporary housing at local mo-
tels, in addition to providing bot-
tled water, hand washing stations,
hand sanitizer and portable potties
during the transition.
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