Legionnaires'

Legionnaires' disease is caused by exposure to a bacterium that is found in water and soil. It ranges in severity from a mild influenza-like illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia. Symptoms include fever, headache, lethargy, muscle pain, diarrhoea and sometimes coughing up blood.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: Global & Universal Tags: water [subject], safe water, wastewater, greywater, clean water, Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news