Please complete the form and select the items that apply, and then ask a specific question at the end, if any.
How was the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease made? Please check any of the following:
Blood tests for antibodies Isolation of the Legionella bacterium by culture Urine antigen
Special stain: DFA.
Don't know Does the patient have a chronic disease? If yes, please give details
Is the patient a cigarette smoker? Yes; No
What are the names of the antibiotics given to the patient?
What is your specific question?
The answer to your question is already on www.legionella.org<p> On the Home Page,<P> Please click onto General Information on the Home Page.<P> Click onto the question:"Is Legionnaires' disease contagious?"<P> "Prognosis or Outcome of Legionnaires' disease.<P> Click onto "How do people contract legionella."<P> Please click onto Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from:<P> Physicians and Healthcare Workers<P> Engineers and Water Treatment Specialists<P> General Public<P> Use Keyword Search and enter the following search terms:<P> Please click onto Publications on the left side of the Home Page<P> Then click onto<P> Download the article by Sabria Lancet Infectious Diseases 2002<P> The information that you have provided is insufficient to answer your question.<P> The major mode of transmission is aspiration.<P> We are skeptical that aerosolization is a major mode of transmission<P> Please click onto General Information on the Home Page.<P> For an explanation of the process of aspiration, click onto "How do people contract legionella. ?" <P> Despite publicity to the contrary, evidence shows that air conditioners are not a source of Legionnaires' disease.<P> Despite publicity to the contrary, evidence shows that cooling towers are over-rated as a source of Legionnaires' disease. Download the article on the Home Page entitiled: <P> Cooling towers and legionellosis: A conundrum with proposed solutions.
