Pontiac fever
Fever, mild flu-like illness
Absence of pneumonia
Legionnaires disease
High mortality
Incubation 2-10d
Fever, often high
Cough
Respiratory distress
Respiratory failure in ~10% of all cases
Relative [[bradycardia (relative to temperature)
Gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g. nausea/vomiting, diarrhea)
Neurologic symptoms
Headache
Tremor
Seizure
Guillain-barre
Chorea
Acute cerebellar ataxia
Fever, mild flu-like illness
Absence of pneumonia
High mortality
Incubation 2-10d
Fever, often high
Cough
Respiratory distress
Respiratory failure in ~10% of all cases
Relative [[bradycardia (relative to temperature)
Respiratory failure in ~10% of all cases
Headache
Tremor
Seizure
Guillain-barre
Chorea
Acute cerebellar ataxia
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Neurologic symptoms
Can cause tremor, seizures, Guillain-Barre, and chorea.
Has been linked to cases of Acute Cerebellar Ataxia. [Nigro, 1983]
Respiratory failure occurs in ~10% of all cases.
Legionella
Gram-positive
Brucella
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Acinetobacter
Gram-negative