Visual Guide to Legionnaires’ Disease
Medically Reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD on February 04, 2024
Written by Paul Frysh
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What Is Legionnaires’ Disease?
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Where It Comes From
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How Does It Spread?
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What Are the Symptoms?
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Is It Contagious?
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Who Gets It?
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Diagnosis
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How Do You Treat It?
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When to See a Doctor
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Complications
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Pontiac Disease
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Why It’s Called That
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SOURCES:
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: “Legionnaires' Disease.”
CDC: “Legionella (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever).”
Health Service Executive (Irish Public Health Service): “Legionnaires’ Disease.”
Legionella.org: “About the Disease.”
Mayo Clinic: “Legionnaires' disease.”
Merck Manual: “Sepsis.”
United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration: “Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever).”
World Health Organization: “Legionnaires' Online Q&A,” “Legionellosis.”
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