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Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. You usually get it by breathing in mist from water that contains the bacteria. The mist may come from hot tubs, showers or air-conditioning units for large buildings. The bacteria don't spread from person to person.
Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease include fever, chills, a cough and sometimes muscle aches and headaches. Other types of pneumonia have similar symptoms. You will probably need a chest x-ray to diagnose the pneumonia. Lab tests can detect the specific bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease.
The bacteria are more likely to make you sick if you
Legionnaires' disease is serious and can be life-threatening. However, most people recover with antibiotic treatment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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eMedicine - Legionnaires Disease - Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM.
Legionnaires' Disease - Caused by Legionella bacteria. Includes outbreaks and clinical information.
Postgraduate Medicine: Legionnaires' Disease and Pneumonia - Research article on the disease.
OSHA Technical Manual - Legionnaires' Disease - Information to assist industrial hygienists in the assessment of work sites for potential Legionnaires' disease. Provides information on disease recognition, investigation procedures to identify probable water sources, and control strategies.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Legionnaire's disease - Features cause, symptoms, tests, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
The Merck Manual: Pneumonia of Legionnaires' Disease - Includes signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
Yahoo! Groups : legionnaires_disease - Discussions on Legionnaires' disease.
MedlinePlus: Legionnaires' Disease - Directory of factsheets, articles, and news.