Symptoms
Early symptoms include fever, chills, headache, shortness of breath, sometimes dry cough, muscle aches and pain.
Most people who breathe in the bacteria do not become ill. The risk of disease is increased with age, smoking, and in people with weakened immune systems.
Read more about this topic: Legionella Longbeachae
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