- 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 - 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]
- 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
- 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 Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial infection most commonly treated with antibiotics Some people will get very sick and will require hospitalization The sooner treatment begins the less likely you are to develop serious complications such as respiratory failure, septic shock or kidney failure
- 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
- Home - Prevent Legionnaires
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the waterborne bacteria legionella Symptoms of this type of respiratory infection include high fever, chills, cough, muscle aches, headaches, and diarrhea
- Legionellosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Legionnaires’ disease, the pneumonic form, has an incubation period of 2 to 10 days (but up to 16 days has been recorded in some outbreaks) Initially, symptoms are fever, loss of appetite, headache, malaise and lethargy
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