Legionnairres's Disease

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[DallasBiff]

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia — lung inflammation usually caused by infection. It's caused by a bacterium known as legionella.

Most people catch Legionnaires' disease by inhaling the bacteria from water or soil. Older adults, smokers and people with weakened immune systems are particularly susceptible to Legionnaires' disease.

The legionella bacterium also causes Pontiac fever, a milder illness resembling the flu. Pontiac fever usually clears on its own, but untreated Legionnaires' disease can be fatal. Although prompt treatment with antibiotics usually cures Legionnaires' disease, some people continue to have problems after treatment.

[DallasBiff]

I know legionnella(like plague) is a bacteria and not a virus and is easily treated with antibiotics, and also that scientists named the disease after where it was first noticed, and not after the Greek alphabet.

[HighSierra5]

What about foreign legionnairres disease?

[Impala64ssa]

Pontiac fever? Back in the day Joan Parker would say "hold my beer"🙂



I had a 68 Charger that was a bit of a chick magnet, but it was more if a cop magnet🙄🙄🙂🙂

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#2: "What about foreign legionnairres disease?"

It's called la maladie du Beau Geste.

[Veggie Todd]

I had a 68 Charger that was a bit of a chick magnet...

Paradise by the dashboard light. Oh, to be 17 again (and know what I know now). Youth is wasted on the young.

[fedupjohn]

Bttt