How To Prevent And Treat Legionnaires' Disease

Quit Smoking

An individual can help prevent Legionnaires' disease by quitting smoking tobacco and cannabis. The Legionella bacteria is promoted and supported when it enters an individual's lungs that have already been damaged by some other means. Tobacco smoking is the top cause of lung disease, lung cancer, and damage to lung tissues in the general population. The damages in the lungs that incur due to a habit of smoking tobacco allows the bacteria to enter deeper tissues than it otherwise would be unable to penetrate. Once the alveoli or air sacs in the lung are penetrated by bacteria, it can enter into the individual's bloodstream and spread to other vulnerable parts of their body. The morbidity rate among individuals known to be smokers who die of Legionnaires' disease is higher than it is for those who are not habitual smokers. Alterations in the way the immune system defends the mucous membranes, airways, and lung tissues are known to be a major contributing factor to the increased vulnerability of smokers to lung infections.

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