Who is at most risk to develop legionnaires' disease?

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The disease can affect anyone,but principally affects those who are susceptible due to age,illness,immunosuppression or other risk factors,such as heavy smoking.The clinical manifestations following infection with a particular species are primarily caused by differences in the host's immune response and perhaps by inoculum size;the same Legionella spp.gives rise to different expressions of disease in different individuals.

Who Is at Most Risk to Develop Legionnaires' Disease