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  2. Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia - lung inflammation usually caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. In this case, the disease is caused by the Legionella bacteria.

  4. Legionella - Wikipedia

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    Legionella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid.It is known to cause legionellosis [3] (all illnesses caused by Legionella) including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever. [3]

  5. What is Legionnaires' disease? - AOL

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    The symptoms of the disease usually show up within two to 10 days of bacteria inhalation, and include headache, muscle pain, chills, and a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

  6. Pontiac fever - Wikipedia

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    Pontiac fever is an acute, nonfatal respiratory disease caused by various species of Gram-negative bacteria in the genus Legionella. It causes a mild upper respiratory infection that resembles acute influenza. Pontiac fever resolves spontaneously and often goes undiagnosed.

  7. 5 people with Legionnaires' disease exposed through cooling ...

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    Legionnaires' disease is caused by inhaling water droplets contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. The bacteria can grow in water droplets from showers, hot tubs, faucets, cooling towers ...

  8. Legionella pneumophila - Wikipedia

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    Legionella pneumophila, the primary causative agent for Legionnaire's disease, is an aerobic, pleomorphic, flagellated, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium. [1] [2] L. pneumophila is a intracellular parasite that preferentially infects soil amoebae and freshwater protozoa for replication.

  9. American Cruise Lines notifies guests of Legionella bacteria ...

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    What is Legionnaires’ disease? The symptoms of the disease include cough, shortness of breath, fever, muscle aches and headaches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...