Which of the following is a method for acquiring infection by Legionella pneumophila ?
Correct Answer: Breathing aerosols of environmental water sources such as air conditioning units
Description: Ans. is 'b' Inhalation of aerosols containing ligionella is no more considered common mode of transmission of legionella. Aspiration is the most common mode of transmission of legionella. Earlier the most popular theorey was that organism is aerosolized in water and people inhale the droplets containing legionella. However, new evidence suggests that another way of contracting legionella is more common. Aspiration now appears to the most common mode of transmission of legionella.
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