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.