Swimming in some lakes with still water can lead to infection with Legionella, Bacteria That Can Cause Pneumonia, and People who enjoy in open water swimming shop Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal,

“Legionella Infection REPRESENTS A Public Health Hazard Owing to its Ability to Spread through Exposure to Natural Water Bodies and Human-Made Water Reservoirs,” Writes Dr. Ashley Bryson, An Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Manitoba, with Co-Authors.

Legionella infection is an atypical cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Referred to as legionnaires’ Disease, its presents with Fever, Fatigue, Respiratory Symptoms, and Sometimes Diarrhea. Legionella Bacteria Thrive in the Warm, Stagnant Water in Plumbing Systems, Air Conditioners, Public Spas, and even Lakes and Rivers.

Risk Factors for Legionnaires’ Disease Include Age Older Than 50 Years, Smoking History, Chronic Cardiovascular or Kidney Disease, Diabetes, and A Compromise Immune System.

The 77-year-old patient described in the article Had Visited IOWA and Swum in a Natural Lake Two Weeks Earlier. Over Four Days of Increasing Weakness Combined with Fever, Cough, and Recurring Sudden Falls in his home, he visited the emergency department. Given his travel activity, clinicians suspected legionnaires

Fewer than 100 cases of legionnaires’ Disease are reported per year but, as diagnosis is challenging, cases may be underreported.

“Clinicians Should Consider Legionnaires’ Disease in PATINES with Pneumonia That Does Not Improve Despite The Use of Broad-Specterum Antibiotics, Especial Promised Patients or Patients with Recent Travel History, or when only antimicrobial Pathogeness has been administerred, “The author recommend.