Prognosis for Legionnaires' disease: Although Legionnaires' disease has a mortality rate of 5 to 15 percent, many people may be infected with the bacterium that causes the disease, yet not develop any symptoms. (Source: excerpt from Legionnaires' Disease: NIEHS_1) ...see also Overview of Legionnaires' disease
Complications of Legionnaires' disease may include:
Complications of Legionnaires' disease from the Diseases Database include:
See also complications of Legionnaires' disease.
The 'prognosis' of Legionnaires' disease usually refers to the likely outcome of Legionnaires' disease. The prognosis of Legionnaires' disease may include the duration of Legionnaires' disease, chances of complications of Legionnaires' disease, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Legionnaires' disease, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Legionnaires' disease. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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