Q: Generate an explanation for the given claim using the provided supporting material from the paragraph. Please consider the following points while generating an output. 1) The claim will always have supporting proof in the paragraph, and the paragraph will have a clear point of view supporting the claim. 2) There can be instances where direct correlation to the claim is not available. Make use of the sentences in the paragraph to provide a corresponding output supporting the claim. 3) The explanation should be at least one and at most twelve sentences long.
Paragraph: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health Services says the four people likely acquired Legionella at the end of July or beginning of August in a localized area of Hampton. Legionnaire's disease, also called Legionella pneumonia, is a bacterial pneumonia. The public health department says it is investigating for additional cases of the disease, as well as for the source of the infections. The disease is usual spread by inhaling droplets of water contaminated with the bacteria. Many people exposed to Legionella do not get sick. The disease has the ability to cause serious illness and death, however. Claim: 4 Legionnaire's cases originated in New Hampshire beach town.
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Public health authorities in New Hampshire say four people who have been identified with Legionnaire's disease likely acquired the disease in Hampton.