- Legionnaires disease - Wikipedia
Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of Legionella bacteria, [3] quite often Legionella pneumophila Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, high fever, muscle pains, and headaches [2]
- About Legionnaires Disease | Legionella | CDC
Legionnaires' disease is a type of serious pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella Legionella most commonly causes one of two diseases: Rarely, Legionella can cause infections outside of the lungs, such as heart or wound infections
- Legionnaires disease - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Most people who catch Legionnaires' disease breathe in the bacteria from water or soil Older adults, people with weakened immune systems and people who smoke have a higher risk of getting Legionnaires' disease The legionella bacterium also causes Pontiac fever, a milder illness that's like the flu Pontiac fever usually clears on its own
- Legionella (Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever)
Homepage for CDC's information on Legionella infections, including Legionnaires' disease
- Legionnaires Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Legionnaire’s disease is a type of pneumonia that can develop after exposure to Legionella bacteria Legionnaire’s disease does not spread from person to person Instead, it is transmitted by inhaling tiny water droplets contaminated with Legionella
- The terrifying way Legionnaires disease is spreading on NYCs Upper . . .
Officials have made the shocking revelation that the ongoing outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side wasn’t caused by a building’s decrepit drinking water system — but by water
- Legionnaires’ Disease: Causes, Symptoms Treatment
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia you get when Legionella bacteria infect your lungs Symptoms include high fever, cough, diarrhea and confusion
- Legionnaires disease outbreak skyrockets to 14 cases in 2 NYC . . .
Fourteen people have been diagnosed with the potentially fatal pneumonia-like illness in the neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville as of Sunday, according to the New York City Health
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