Legionnaire's Disease: Difference between revisions
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Many of the symptoms of Legionnaires Disease are characteristic of pneumonia. Symptoms typically begin with a shortness of breath followed by a cough. A high fever, headaches, muscle aches, and extreme fatigue are other symptoms that occur with pneumonia caused by <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>. | Many of the symptoms of Legionnaires Disease are characteristic of pneumonia. Symptoms typically begin with a shortness of breath followed by a cough. A high fever, headaches, muscle aches, and extreme fatigue are other symptoms that occur with pneumonia caused by <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>. Signs of symptoms can appear 2-14 days after being exposed to the pathogen. | ||
===Morbidity/Mortality=== | ===Morbidity/Mortality=== |
Revision as of 14:01, 23 July 2014
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria
| Phylum = Proteobacteria
| Class = Gammaproteobacteria
| Order = Legionellales
| Family = Legionellaceae
| Genus = Legionella
| Species = Legionella pneumophila
| NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Genome |
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence Factors
Clinical Features
Symptoms
Many of the symptoms of Legionnaires Disease are characteristic of pneumonia. Symptoms typically begin with a shortness of breath followed by a cough. A high fever, headaches, muscle aches, and extreme fatigue are other symptoms that occur with pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila. Signs of symptoms can appear 2-14 days after being exposed to the pathogen.
Morbidity/Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Risk Avoidance
Immunization
Host Immune Response
References
Created by MaKenzi Burke, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.