30th March, 2011 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Legionnaires’ disease, the worst kind of Legionellosis, is a kind of pneumonia that is caused by aspiration or inhalation of bacteria that are part of the family Legionellaceae. This family includes forty eight species and seventy serogroups. Legionellosis is most commonly linked to exposure to Legionella pneumophila, still, various species might cause this disease too. The name Legionella pneumophila happened to be made up following the original breakout of the disease at a huge convention in Philadelphia, PA in 1976. L. pneumophila has a ton of smaller groups called serotypes. L. pneumophila serotype 6 & 1 are normally associated with Legionnaires disease. Continue reading Read More
17th March, 2011 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Legionnaires’ disease happens to be a pneumonia or lung infection caused by a bacteria that goes by Legionella pneumophila. The term Legionella pneumophila was taken from from the 1st outbreak at the 1976 American Legion Convention in Philly, PA. {The word Pneumophila means “lung-loving” in Greek. Continue reading Read More