Legionnaires' Disease
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo, MD - Internal Medicine
Legionnaires’ disease is an infection of the lungs (pneumonia) caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella pneumophila. People develop Legionnaires’ disease from breathing in the bacteria, which may be carried in airborne water droplets from contaminated water sources, such as air-conditioning cooling towers…