Question 1

can someone get legionnaires disease more than once?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is a lung infection from inhaling (not person to person contact) the legionella bacteria. Most outbreaks are from plumbing systems in poorly maintained buildings or through contaminated soil (such as gardeners). Like any bacterial infection it can recur. Risk of recurrence increases if you smoke, are older (65 years), have chronic lung disease or repeated exposure.

Question 2

how do you get legionnaires disease?

Accepted Answer

Legionnaire's Dz: The bacterium Legionella Pneumophila causes most cases of Legionnaire's Disease &amp; is spread when microscopic water drops are inhaled.

Question 3

how did legionnaires' disease get its name?

Accepted Answer

Interesting fact: Legionairres got its name when several members who attended an american legion convention in philadelphia in 1976 developed pneumonia. The bacteria that caused the pneumonia was identified and named legionella.

Question 4

that's an odd name for a disease.  how did it get the name legionnaires' disease?

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Organism name: The disease was originally called pontiac fever, named after the city in michigan where the disease was first described. However, legionella is the organism that causes the disease.

Question 5

can you get legionnaires disease from old moldy window airconditioner?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia — lung inflammation usually caused by infection. Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacterium known as legionella. You can't catch legionnaires' disease from person-to-person contact. Instead, most people get legionnaires' disease from inhaling the bacteria. Older adults, smokers and people with weakened immune systems are particularly suscep.

Question 6

can you get legionnaires disease from air conditioner in a large building office?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes but other workers in the building will probably be affected too.

Question 7

what is legionnaires' disease?

Accepted Answer

A type of pneumonia: It is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacterium called legionella.  This bacterium likes to grow in standing water such as in air conditioning units.

Question 8

is legionnaires' disease common?

Accepted Answer

No: Legionella rarely affects immunocompetent persons. Rare outbreaks like the legionairres have been reported in the us, but again it is not very common.

Question 9

what causes legionnaires disease?

Accepted Answer

Legionella sp.: Legionella pneumophilia is the bacteria that causes legionaires' disease. It was first recognized when it caused an epidemic of pneumonia at a pennsylvania state american legion convention in philadelphia in 1976.  Thus the name.

Question 10

how is legionnaires' disease treated?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: The most common ones are from the class of quinolones (levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin) or newer macrolides (azithromycin, clarithromycin, roxithromycin). The antibiotics used most frequently have been Levofloxacin and azithromycin.

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