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New York City’s iconic Guggenheim Museum is on the hot seat after testing positive for Legionnaires’ disease bacteria — but don’t panic, the museum says there’s no ongoing risk. Part of a larger outbreak affecting over fifty people in the Upper East Side, the city ordered thirty-one buildings to clean their cooling towers, where the bacteria often lurks. The Guggenheim, one of nineteen already cleaned, was among those flagged — though officials stress a positive test doesn’t mean a building is the source, since tests can’t distinguish live from dead bacteria. The disease, named after a 1976 convention, isn’t contagious and spreads via water droplets — symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, especially dangerous for older adults and those with health conditions. The museum stayed open during cleanup, relying on its regular maintenance team. Last year’s Harlem outbreak was traced to cooling towers — this time, the city’s on high alert.

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