Legionellosis as an emergent disease
Legionellosis as an emergent disease Introduction Legionella is a recent discovered bacteria which was discovered in 1976. Even though is a recent bacteria, nowadays the treatment for this bacteria exists. So in this article we’ll talk about what is Legionella ,what kind of diseases it can cause and it’s history. What is? Legionellosis is caused by the bacterium Legionella , which is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus that is spread through aerosolized water particles. It’s severity ranges from a mild flu syndrome to severe pneumonia, sometimes fatal. It affects the respiratory tract. The symptoms are fever, headache, lethargy, muscle aches, diarrhea and, sometimes, bloody cough. The disease can be treated with antibiotics. There are two types of infection caused by Legionella : - Pontiac fever : it’s a milder infection with fever and muscle aches that last no longer than a week as the main symptoms. - Legionnaires’ Disease : more severe infection, that results in pn
