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== Associated Co-morbidities == | == Associated Co-morbidities == | ||
People at risk: | |||
* Smokers (esp. Middle-aged/older adults who smoke cigarettes) | |||
* Chronic lung disease | |||
* Advanced age | |||
*Alcohol abuse | |||
*Surgery | |||
*Recent travel with an overnight stay outside of the home | |||
*Exposure to whirlpool spas | |||
*Recent repairs or maintenance work on domestic plumb | |||
* Immune system compromised by | |||
- DM<br> - Renal Failure<br> - Cancer (esp. hematological or pulmonary malignancy)<br> - AIDS<br> | |||
== Medications == | == Medications == | ||
Revision as of 04:37, 4 April 2011
Original Editors - Itayi Charasika from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Legionnaire’s Disease is a deadly severe form of pneumonia. It is the cause of nosocomial pneumonia. This disease can be fatal. Legionnaire’s disease is a lung infection. It is a disease caused by a bacteria, known as Legionella. This disease is often screened for whenever a person is diagnosed with pneumonia because of the close resemblance Legionnaire’s has to pneumonia. Legionnaire’s disease is commonly from inhaling the bacteria.
The bacteria, Legionella, in Legionnaire’s disease can also lead to Pontiac Fever, which is like a milder version of Legionnaire’s disease. Pontiac Fever resembles the flu. If a person is diagnosed with both illnesses, then the term is Legionellosis. Unlike Legionnaire’s disease, Pontiac Fever usually clears on it own (1).
History of Disease: Legionnaire’s disease first came about in 1967 when a group of people in Philadelphia, attending an American Legion convention meeting became exposed to this disease.
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
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Characteristics/Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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Associated Co-morbidities[edit | edit source]
People at risk:
- Smokers (esp. Middle-aged/older adults who smoke cigarettes)
- Chronic lung disease
- Advanced age
- Alcohol abuse
- Surgery
- Recent travel with an overnight stay outside of the home
- Exposure to whirlpool spas
- Recent repairs or maintenance work on domestic plumb
- Immune system compromised by
- DM
- Renal Failure
- Cancer (esp. hematological or pulmonary malignancy)
- AIDS
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