Legionellosis

Introduction: Legionellosis

Description of Legionellosis

Legionellosis (medical condition): A severe respiratory disease which is caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria. The condition can result in pneumonia and can be life-threatening. See also Legionnaires' disease:
  »Introduction: Legionnaires' disease
  »Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease
  »Treatments for Legionnaires' disease

Legionellosis: SYN: Legionnaires' disease.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Legionellosis: gram negative bacterial infection by any species of Legionella including Legionnaire's disease, which is characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache.
Source: CRISP

Legionellosis: Infections with bacteria of the genus LEGIONELLA.
Source: MeSH 2007

Legionellosis: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Legionellosis as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Legionellosis as a Disease

Legionellosis: Another name for Legionnaires' disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Legionnaires' disease
  »Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease
  »Treatments for Legionnaires' disease

Legionellosis: Legionellosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Bacterial diseases, Pneumonia, Nosocomial infections

Symptoms of Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)

Some of the symptoms of Legionellosis incude:

• No symptoms - many people are not affected by the disease
• Flu-like symptoms
• Fever
• Chills
• Productive or non-productive cough

See full list of 49 symptoms of Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)

Treatments for Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)

Treatments for Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease) include:

• Hospitalization
• Antibiotics
• Intravenous antibiotics
• Erythromycin
• Erythromycin and rifampin - for immunocompromised patients

See full list of 11 treatments for Legionellosis

Treatment of Legionellosis: For more treatment information about Legionellosis, see treatment of Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis)

Legionellosis: Article Excerpts about Legionnaires' disease

Legionellosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. The disease has two distinct forms:

• Legionnaires' disease, the more severe form of infection which includes pneumonia, and
• Pontiac fever, a milder illness.

Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis (General): DBMD)

Legionnaires' Disease: NIEHS_1 (Excerpt)

Legionnaires' disease, which is also known as Legionellosis, is a form of pneumonia. It is often called Legionnaires' disease because the first known outbreak occurred in the Bellevue Stratford Hotel that was hosting a convention of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion. In that outbreak, approximately 221 people contracted this previously unknown type of bacterial pneumonia, and 34 people died. The source of the bacterium was found to be contaminated water used to cool the air in the hotel's air conditioning system. (Source: excerpt from Legionnaires' Disease: NIEHS_1)

Legionellosis (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Legionellosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. The disease has two distinct forms:

• Legionnaires' disease, the more severe form of infection which includes pneumonia, and
• Pontiac fever, a milder illness.

Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis (General): DBMD)

Terms associated with Legionellosis:

More specific terms for Legionellosis:

• Legionnaires' Disease

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Legionellosis

• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
• Respiratory Tract Infections

Source - MeSH 2007

• bacterial disease

Source - CRISP

The term Legionellosis can be used for:

• Legionnaire's disease
• Pittsburgh pneumonia

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Legionellosis:

• Legionella

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Legionellosis

The following list attempts to classify Legionellosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
      • Legionellosis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
    • Legionellosis

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