Legionella is often transmitted by aerosolized droplets produced from contaminated whirlpool spa, river, cruise ships, cooling towers, air conditioners, water supply systems . L. pneumophila usually invades the host cells and replicates intracellularly. Legionella is internalized using pseudopods and protects itself in a membrane-bound vacuole that does not fuse with lysosomes.
Legionellosis pathophysiology
Brucellosis pathophysiology
Salmonellosis pathophysiology
Shigellosis pathophysiology
Yersinia pestis infection pathophysiology
Typhoid fever pathophysiology
Babesiosis pathophysiology
Group B streptococcal infection pathophysiology