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Legionnaires’ Disease

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Bacterial lung infection from water aerosols causing pneumonia.

A bacterial lung infection caused by Legionella pneumophila, spread through water aerosols (e.g., cooling towers), causing severe pneumonia. The CDC notes that Legionnaires’ disease is treatable with antibiotics like azithromycin, with prevention via water system maintenance.