Legionellosis history and symptoms: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms | Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease may include: | ||
* [[Chest pain]] | * [[Chest pain]] | ||
* [[Coughing up blood]] | * [[Coughing up blood]] | ||
| Line 23: | Line 22: | ||
* [[Shortness of breath]] | * [[Shortness of breath]] | ||
A milder infection caused by the same type of Legionella bacteria is called '''Pontiac Fever'''. Symptoms may also include | |||
* [[Fever]] | |||
* [[Headaches]] | |||
* [[Muscle ache]]s | |||
However, there is no [[pneumonia]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 11 August 2012
|
Legionellosis Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Legionellosis history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Legionellosis history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Legionellosis history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms
Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease may include:
- Chest pain
- Coughing up blood
- Fever
- Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain
- General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
- Headache
- Joint pain
- Lack of coordination (ataxia)
- Loss of energy
- Muscle aches and stiffness
- Nonproductive cough
- Shaking chills
- Shortness of breath
A milder infection caused by the same type of Legionella bacteria is called Pontiac Fever. Symptoms may also include
However, there is no pneumonia.