What is Pontiac fever?

What is Pontiac fever?

• Pontiac fever: Mild form of legionellosis usually in healthy people.

Pontiac fever: Introduction

Types of Pontiac fever:

Broader types of Pontiac fever:

• Legionnaires' disease
• more types...»

How many people get Pontiac fever?

Prevalance of Pontiac fever: Pontiac fever has been recognized only during outbreaks. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis: DBMD)

Who gets Pontiac fever?

Profile for Pontiac fever: Pontiac fever most commonly occurs in persons who are otherwise healthy. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis (General): DBMD)

How serious is Pontiac fever?

Prognosis of Pontiac fever: Usually recovery in 2-5 days without treatment
Complications of Pontiac fever: see complications of Pontiac fever
Prognosis of Pontiac fever: Pontiac fever is a self-limited disease that requires no treatment. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis: DBMD)

What causes Pontiac fever?

Causes of Pontiac fever: see causes of Pontiac fever
Risk factors for Pontiac fever: see risk factors for Pontiac fever

What are the symptoms of Pontiac fever?

Symptoms of Pontiac fever: see symptoms of Pontiac fever

Complications of Pontiac fever: see complications of Pontiac fever

Incubation period for Pontiac fever: generally a few hours to 2 days. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis (General): DBMD)

Duration of Pontiac fever: 2 to 5 days without treatment

Duration of Pontiac fever: generally recover in 2 to 5 days without treatment. (Source: excerpt from Legionellosis (General): DBMD)

Can anyone else get Pontiac fever?

More information: see contagiousness of Pontiac fever

Pontiac fever: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pontiac fever.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pontiac fever.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pontiac fever: see treatments for Pontiac fever
Research for Pontiac fever: see research for Pontiac fever

Name of Pontiac fever

Main name of condition: Pontiac fever

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pontiac fever:

• Legionnaires' disease
• Legionella pneumophila
• L pneumophila
• Atypical pneumonia
• Pulmonary infection
• Pontiac fever
• Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
• CAP

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