Apart from different pathologies, during the summer months, respiratory infections are very common.

Infectious medicine Kozeta Hoxha tells Top Channel that there are cases of patients affected by what is known as air conditioner disease.

"During these days we have encountered and increased cases of upper respiratory tract infection. The clinical signs that have appeared are lightning, cough and suffixed temperature. "

Hoxha, however, said that there is nothing to worry if we are attentive and we seek immediate medical help. The legionnaires' disease appeared in 1957, where some Vietnamese war veterans met in a hotel in which there was a lot of air conditioning.

The pathology in question is a rare form of pneumonia, caused by the bacteria of the same name, legionella, from which a condition similar to the flu, Pontiac fever. Elderly people, smokers and people with weak immune systems are the most vulnerable.

Infection sources:

conditioners

Water system in hotels or hospitals

Swimming pools

fountains

Refrigerators in supermarkets

symptoms:

The disease appears 10 days after the bacterium has penetrated the body. The first symptoms that appear are:

Headache

Muscle pain

fever

Temperature up to 40 degrees C

On the second and third day you will have other signs:

Cough, which can lead you to bleeding

Chest pain

Difficulty breathing

Vomiting and diarrhea

Disorder or other mental disorders