| Disease/Syndrome |
Pontiac fever |
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| Category |
Acute Poison |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Acute-Moderate |
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| Biomedical References |
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| Comments |
Symptoms: flu-like illness;
Signs: leukocytosis is common; normal chest x-ray;
Onset after exposure: 5 hours to less than 3 days;
Heavy exposure to: bioaerosols containing the bacterium, Legionella pneumophila;
Resolution: one to five days;
Comments: Legionnaires' disease is also caused by Legionella pneumophila. In contrast to Legionnaires' disease, the attack rate for Pontiac fever is high (95-100 %), the incubation period is short (5 to 66 hours), and the illness is benign and self-limited (resolution in 1 to 5 days). [Rom, p. 408]
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| Latency/Incubation |
5 hours to 3 days |
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| Diagnostic |
Clinical |
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| ICD-9 Code |
495.9 |
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