Question 1

what are the long term side effects of legionnaires disease? i heard that asthma is one side effect.

Accepted Answer

Death: Legionnaire's disease is a severe bacterial pneumonia. There are effective antibiotics but the death rate for persons over age 50 hospitalized with this form of pneumonia is reported to lie between 5-30%. Kidney injury has been reported after legionnaire's disease but I have not seen any patients who developed asthma after having this disease.

Question 2

how does pontiac fever differ from legionnaires' disease?

Accepted Answer

Quicker. Milder.: Both are caused by the legionella germ. Pontiac favor happens quicker. It's milder and doesn't have breathing problems like cough chest pain, pneumonia. Good question!

Question 3

do you need to go to the hospital for legionnaires' disease?

Accepted Answer

If you had a very: mild case (which is not very likely) it would be possible to treat you at home. It is more likely that you will need supportive care and treatment which is best performed in the hospital.

Question 4

is it likely that my infection with legionnaires' disease will cause a stillbirth?

Accepted Answer

No: Although legionnaires' can have long-term effects, particularly on the elderly or the chronically ill, these effects are typically fatigue or neurologic symptoms. In the immunosuppressed (hiv patients, those on certain medications, or the severely ill), the bacterium has been known to spread to several organs only on very rare occasions, and no involvement of the uterus has been reported.

Question 5

is it likely that my infection with legionnaires' disease will cause a premature birth?

Accepted Answer

See below: According to our infectious disease consultants, the literature on legionnaires disease does not mention a link with premature birth.  However, any maternal inflammation or fever increases the risk for preterm labor. Please talk to your ob/gyn soon.

Question 6

what is legionnaires disease? describe this strain of bacterial pneumonia and its possible origins in human infection.

Accepted Answer

Legionnaire'sDisease: is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, usually contracted through contaminated ventilation systems. It can be quite deadly if not recognized and treated. For more info:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/legionnaires-disease/basics/definition/CON-20028867

Hope this helps!!

Question 7

what organism causes legionnaires disease?

Accepted Answer

It may be caused: by any Legionella bacteria.

Question 8

which antibiotics help treat legionnaires disease?

Accepted Answer

Legionnaires' diseas: "The two most potent classes of antibiotic are the macrolides (azithromycin), and the quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin, trovofloxacin)." REF:  https://legionella.org/about-the-disease/what-is-legionnaires-disease/treatment/

Question 9

i am pregnant, am i more susceptible to legionnaires' disease?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Legionnaires' disease is an infection with a bacteria that causes a pneumonia. It is transmitted in a waterborne fashion, often from cooling towers, humidifiers and such. It is treated with antibiotics. Risk factors include smoking, older age, diabetes, lung or kidney disease, cancer, or a poor immune system. Pregnancy is not a known risk factor, but caution makes sense for the baby's sake.

Question 10

my father has developed legionnaires' disease. what is it exactly?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: Legionnaires disease is a bacterial infection, usually of the lungs.  The organism in present in water and may be inhaled through an aerosol, such as in a shower.

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