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Pontiac fever is known to have a short incubation period of 1 to 3 days. No fatalities have been reported and cases resolve spontaneously without treatment. [8] It is often not reported. [9] Age, gender, and smoking do not seem to be risk factors. Pontiac fever seems to affect young people in the age medians of 29 to 32.
In 2024 a few dozens people have been infected by Legionella feeleii during a music party/live dj set in Bologna, Italy in a building that was filled with water vapor for the purposes of the party itself. According to different sources from around 60 to more than 100 people had the typical Pontiac Fever symptoms [6] [7].
People of any age may develop Legionnaires' disease, but the illness most often affects middle-aged and older people, particularly those who smoke cigarettes or have chronic lung disease. Immunocompromised people are also at higher risk. Pontiac fever most commonly occurs in those who are otherwise healthy. [citation needed]
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]
Although caused by the same bacterium, Pontiac fever is a milder ailment than Legionnaires' disease. Pneumonia is absent in those with Pontiac fever. [15] [16] An outbreak of pneumonia in July–August 1965, at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, which killed 16 persons out of 78 infected was later determined to be Legionnaires' disease ...
The CDC says pets can also get Valley fever, but there is no evidence of transmission between animals and people. Those most at risk of severe disease include those with weakened immune systems ...
Lassa virus: Lassa fever: Laboratory testing Supportive No Legionella pneumophila: Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease) Urinary antigen test, sputum culture: Effective antibiotics include most macrolides, tetracyclines, ketolides, and quinolones. No Legionella pneumophila: Pontiac fever: No Leishmania species Leishmaniasis
The Summary. Cases of Valley fever, a fungal infection, have been climbing in California in recent years. Fourteen cases identified among people who attended or worked at a music festival in the ...