By DAVID GREENE 

This week we asked readers their thoughts on the recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed 12 and sickened 121 in the southern end of the Bronx.

They have to keep doing what they’re doing. Finally, I got my mother here from Peru, so of course I’m concerned for her. But our building doesn’t have a water tower and it’s not spread from person to person.
Donald Vallejos
Bedford Park   

 

 

 

Yes, it made me nervous for the simple fact that this supposedly just happened after all these years. These water towers have been sitting here collecting all of these air-conditioning coolant systems. Now it has a bacteria actually killing people? And I don’t think the city is doing enough either. (Mayor Bill) de Blasio seems like he’s too busy trying to please everybody else, instead of taking care of what he needs to take care of.
Pauline Cousins
Soundview

 

Yes, I’ve been glued to my TV because I’ve been very scared and nervous because it’s right here on East 149th Street and so many people are infected and you don’t know who has it. You could have 50 people on the street and not know who has it. They found it at the Daughters of Jacob and that’s a nursing home on East 167th Street and the Grand Concourse, and I’m still waiting to find out what causes this.
Linelle Branche
Kingsbridge Heights

 

I feel like they could have told us a little sooner, but you know how our government works. I feel like the state could take a little more precaution when it comes to Legionnaires disease. Maybe install some more hand sanitizers in public restrooms and try and clean them more because some people just don’t care about their health and well being.
Richard Carberry
Williamsbridge

 

 

I watched it on the news and I think it was a freak thing and basically I’m not worried about it. I think it was a little outbreak, but the media blows things out of proportion. My building doesn’t have a water tower. Some people died, but people even die in heat waves. I think they still have more work to do for the public’s safety, but people shouldn’t panic and worry.

David Moran
Van Cortlandt Park South