What Is Legionnaires?
2. Pontiac Fever
The same bacteria that are responsible for legionnaire’s disease can also cause another disease, which is known as Pontiac fever. However, Pontiac fever does not infect the patient’s lungs, unlike Legionnaire’s disease, and is not as serious a condition. The symptoms are usually described as having the flu.
This means the patient can expect to have a headache, fever, chills, and aching muscles and joints. Such is the mild nature of Pontiac fever that most cases are believed to go unreported. The patient will usually make a full recovery in just a few days or so, even without any treatment.
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