Pontiac Fever
Pontiac fever symptoms are primarily fever and muscle aches; it is a milder infection than Legionnaires' disease and resembles the flu. Symptoms begin between a few hours to 3 days after being exposed to the bacteria and usually last less than a week. Pontiac fever is different from Legionnaires' disease because someone with Pontiac fever does not develop pneumonia.
Symptoms
Pontiac fever can produce the following symptoms:
- fever
- chills
- headache
- muscle aches
Medical providers can use a urine or blood test to see if someone has Pontiac fever. However, a negative test doesn't completely rule out that someone does not have the illness. Clinicians most often diagnose Pontiac fever when there are other known laboratory-confirmed legionellosis cases (either Legionnaires' disease or Pontiac fever) who may have been exposed to legionella at the same time or place. Pontiac fever goes away without specific treatment.
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