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Legionellosis, also known as Legionnaires' Disease, is a pulmonary disease caused by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila. It is transmitted by droplets from contaminated water sources.
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Legionnaires' Disease - Caused by Legionella bacteria. Includes outbreaks and clinical information. OSHA Technical Manual - Legionnaires' Disease - Information to assist industrial hygienists in the assessment of work sites for potential Legionnaires' disease. Provides information on disease recognition, investigation procedures to identify probable water sources, and control strategies. The European Working Group for Legionella Infections - Includes disease information, surveillance information, reports, and links. Yahoo! Groups: Legionnaires Disease - Forum for discussion. eMedicine - Legionella Infection - Article by Mobeen Rathore, MD eMedicine - Legionnaires Disease - Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM. eMedicine - Legionellosis - Article by Lynn E Sullivan, MD. MicrobeWiki: Legionella - Classification, description and significance, genome structure, cell structure, metabolism and ecology. OSHA: Legionnaires' Disease - Provides an eTool designed to assist industrial hygienists in the assessment of worksites for potential Legionnaires' disease. WHO: Legionella and the Prevention of Legionellosis - Report from the World Health Organization written in 2007. NHS Choices: Legionnaires' Disease - Provides information on this potentially fatal lung infection. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention. Medmicro: Legionella - Scientific and medical information on the bacteria and the disease it causes. CDC: Legionellosis - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Patient UK: Legionella and Legionnaires' Disease - Provides information on this serious pulmonary infection, including its pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis and prevention. Patient UK: Legionnaires' Disease - Factsheet with information on this disease and on Pontiac fever, a milder illness caused by the same bacteria. Includes sources, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Legionnaires' Disease - Factsheet on this rare form of pneumonia, its symptoms, complications, causes, diagnosis and treatment. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Legionnaire's Disease - Features cause, symptoms, tests, treatment, prognosis and prevention. The Merck Manual: Pneumonia of Legionnaires' Disease - Includes signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. MedlinePlus: Legionnaires' Disease - Directory of factsheets, articles, and news.
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