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This video summarizes up my entire description of Legionnaires' disease and mentions specific numbers of how many people die from this fatal disease.

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June Vital Signs - Legionnaires’ disease: A Problem for Health Care Facilities

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- Legionnaire's disease is named after the American legion.
- There are over 60 recorded species of Legionella since the first strand was ever discovered.
- This bacteria is tube-shaped and can be duplicated with one version of itself.

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When taking an antibiotic for Legionella it lasts for about 1 to 3 weeks. About 1 out of 10 people who gets sick with Legionnaires’ disease will die due to complications from their illness.  For those who get Legionnaires’ disease during a stay in a facility where they are watched and taken care of, about 1 out of every 4 people will die. So with that being said, yes, Legionnaire's disease is fatal and people can and will die from the disease.

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Treatment- How Do Doctors Help Take Care Of The Infection

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Treatment- How Do Doctors Help Take Care Of The Infection

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Legionnaires’ disease requires treatment with antibiotics and most cases of this illness can be treated successfully. Healthy people usually get better after being sick with Legionnaires’ disease, but they often need care in the hospital. Older people have a harder time fighting off the disease because their body is isn't as strong anymore compared to a younger and healthy person. If antibiotics don't work, people can face death or severe lung failure. Checking the patient's urine is also a efficient way of seeing if they have Legionella.

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Diagnosis

Legionnaires' disease is similar to other types of pneumonia. To help identify the presence of legionella bacteria quickly, your doctor might use a test that checks your urine for legionella antigens - foreign substances that trigger an immune system response. Other tests might include:

Blood and urine tests

Chest X-ray, which doesn't confirm Legionnaires' disease but can show the extent of infection in your lungs

Tests on a sample of your sputum or lung tissue

Treatment

Legionnaires' disease is treated with antibiotics. The sooner therapy is started, the less likely the chance of developing serious complications. In many cases, treatment requires hospitalization. Pontiac fever goes away on its own without treatment and causes no lingering problems.

Preparing for your appointment

You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor. In some cases, you might be referred to a doctor who specializes in treating lung disease (pulmonologist) or infectious diseases, or you might be advised to go to an emergency department.

What you can do

Make a list of:

Key information about your illness, including your symptoms and when they began. Record your temperature.

Relevant personal information, including recent hospitalizations and whether you've recently traveled and where you stayed.

All medications, vitamins and other supplements you take, including doses.

Questions to ask your doctor.

Bring a family member or friend along, if possible, to help you remember the information your doctor provides.

Questions you might ask your doctor include:

What is likely causing my symptoms?

What are other possible causes?

What tests do I need?

What is the best course of action?

I have other health conditions. How will this illness affect them?

Is it possible to avoid hospitalization? If not, how many days will I be hospitalized?

Don't hesitate to ask other questions.

What to expect from your doctor

Your doctor is likely to ask you questions, including:

Have your symptoms been continuous?

Have your symptoms been worsening since their onset?

What, if anything, seems to improve your symptoms?

What, if anything, appears to worsen your symptoms?

What you can do in the meantime

To avoid making your condition worse, follow these tips:

Don't smoke or be around smoke.

Don't drink alcohol.

Stay out of work or school, and rest as much as you can.

Drink plenty of fluids.

If you get sicker before you see a doctor, go to an emergency room.

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Legionnaires' disease is similar to other types of pneumonia. To help identify the presence of legionella bacteria quickly, your doctor might use a test that checks your urine for legionella antigens - foreign substances that trigger an immune system response.

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The patient will face symptoms that contain of coughing, shortness of breath, fever, muscle aches, and headaches. Symptoms usually take 2-14 days after being exposed to show but it could take longer. People who are facing severe symptoms or cases can be tested either by a chest x-ray or by a urine test which are the easiest, most efficient and pretty much the only ways of determining if the patient has Legionella. The patient will feel very sick, and extremely weak.

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Legionellosis can present as two types of illness: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever. The two illnesses can be diagnosed with similar tests, but are treated differently.

Legionnaires' Disease

Diagnosis

People with Legionnaires' disease have pneumonia (lung infection), which can be confirmed by chest x-ray. Clinicians typically use two preferred types of tests to see if a patient's pneumonia is caused by Legionella:

Urine test

Laboratory test that involves taking a sample of sputum (phlegm) or washing from the lung

Treatment and Complications

Legionnaires' disease requires treatment with antibiotics (medicines that kill bacteria in the body), and most cases of this illness can be treated successfully. Healthy people usually get better after being sick with Legionnaires' disease, but they often need care in the hospital.

Possible complications of Legionnaires' disease include

About 1 out of every 10 people who gets sick with Legionnaires' disease will die due to complications from their illness.¹ For those who get Legionnaires' disease during a stay in a healthcare facility, about 1 out of every 4 will die.²

Pontiac Fever

Diagnosis

Clinicians can use a urine or blood test to see if someone has Pontiac fever. However, a negative test doesn't rule out that someone may have it (this is called a false negative). Clinicians most often diagnose Pontiac fever when there are other known laboratory-confirmed legionellosis cases (either Legionnaires' disease or Pontiac fever) who may have been exposed to Legionella at the same time or place.

Treatment and Complications

Pontiac fever goes away without specific treatment.

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Legionnaires Disease Diagnosis and Treatment | Legionella | CDC

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Legionellosis can present as two types of illness: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever. The two illnesses can be diagnosed with similar tests, but are treated differently. People with Legionnaires' disease have pneumonia (lung infection), which can be confirmed by chest x-ray.

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People can get Legionnaires’ disease when they breathe in small droplets of water in the air that contain the bacteria. People can get sick by aspiration of drinking water containing Legionella. This happens when water accidentally goes into the lungs while drinking. People at increased risk of aspiration include those with swallowing difficulties, but this is less common. Legionella can spread through shower heads, sink faucets, hot tubs, hot water tanks, hot heaters, and large plumbing complexes.

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Legionnaires Disease Cause and Spread | CDC

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Legionnaires disease is a a severe form of inflammation in the lungs usually caused by an infection. Legionnaires diseases is gram negative and people mainly get the infection from inhaling the bacteria from water or soil. Legionella are thin. Legionella has the inner and outer membranes typical of Gram-negative bacteria.

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The Importance of Protection

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For example, hotels and health clubs typically feature hot tubs, saunas, and swimming pools. These all have the potential to release water vapor into the air that can carry bacteria. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities house people with compromised immunity who may contract waterborne diseases more easily. Hotel air-conditioning systems and ice makers can generate condensation that allows pathogens to collect and breed, making them one of the most common causes of Legionnaires' Disease.

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Signs and Symptoms of Legionnaires' Disease | LiquiTech

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Countless public-facing businesses count on their water systems to be clean and free from contamination. Their patrons and guests trust them to have the safest and cleanest water systems to prevent outbreaks of this disease and other illnesses. However, these operations present an inherent Legionnaires' risk if they do not have a solid prevention and mitigation plan in place.