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Everything you should know about : Legionnaires' Disease

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  Legionnaires' disease is usually described as it is the severe form of pneumonia, which is lung inflammation, caused by infection. This infection is caused by a bacterium called legionella. Some people will catch Legionnaires' disease by inhaling the bacteria through water or soil. People like older adults, smokers and people with weakened immune systems are mainly affected by  Legionnaires' disease. And also, the legionella bacteria causes Pontiac fever which is a mild illness that usually resembles the flu. Pontiac fever will clear on its own but if you cannot take proper treatment for Legionnaires' disease, it can be fatal.And also immediate treatment with the help of antibiotics  usually causes Legionnaires' disease, Most of the people will continue to face problems after treatment. Symptoms After 2 to 10 days of the exposure to legionella bacteria which usually develops Legionnaires' disease. It most often begins with the following symptoms: Headache Musc...

Ehrlichiosis:What you should know about?

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Ehrlichiosis is usually called a tick-borne illness. This infection typically causes flu-like symptoms including fever, muscle aches or spasms and severe headache. Usually, ehrlichiosis signs and symptoms will appear within 14 days of tick bite. If you treat ehrlichiosis with appropriate prompt antibiotics, within a few days you will recover at ease. If you untreated ehrlichiosis , it will result in serious life threatening problems in future.  One of the best ways to prevent these infections is to avoid tick bites. THe best repellants of ehrlichiosis are thorough body checks after you spend time outside and you have to remove ticks are your best defences against these tick bite diseases. Symptoms of ehrlichiosis People who are infected by ehrlichiosis, they think that they have other diseases like flu or stomach flu. Symptoms of ehrlichiosis are: chills fever muscle aches headaches general malaise nausea diarrhea But some people with ehrlichiosis will face any type of rash. Tw...