The disease appears to be spread through the air from a soil or water source. All studies to date have shown that person–to–person spread does not occur.
incubation
2–10 days, but is usually 5–6 days
symptoms
muscle aches, headache, tiredness and dry cough followed by high fever, chills and occasionally diarrhea; temperatures commonly reach 102–105° F and chest X–rays often show pneumonia
communicability
not spread person–to–person
prevention
Improved design and maintenance of cooling towers and plumbing systems to limit the growth and spread of Legionella organisms are the foundations of legionellosis prevention.
treatment
Antibiotics such as Erythromycin, Levaquin or Azithromycin appear to be effective in treating the disease.
