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Legionnaires Diseases - It is a rare and severe pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila. Symptoms include fever, chills, dry cough, vomiting rand diarrhoea.
Legionella inhabits natural waters in very small numbers.
But they can multiply to infectious doses in warm and stagnant waters which are artificial aquatic habitats.
These include heat exchangers, cooling towers, shower heads and humidifiers.