What Are The Symptoms Of Legionnaires Disease?
Legionnaires Disease was discovered in 1976. Since that time, many people are curious about the symptoms, which include fatigue, loss of appetite low-grade fever, aches and pains, or a headache in the earliest stages. The symptoms can escalate and cause high fevers, chills, pain in the chest, cough and difficulty breathing. For some this disease can be deadly, for others only these flu-like symptoms present themselves. People who work in areas with warm, stagnant water are at risk of getting this disease, as it is contracted by inhaling mist contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. Vulnerable working conditions include employment in cooling towers, with evaporative condensers or water holding tanks, causes people to be susceptible to this disease.
