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Table 3 Frequency of the different symptoms exhibited by the subjects who met Pontiac fever definition.

From: Pontiac fever: an operational definition for epidemiological studies

Symptoms (in bold « major » symptoms

Proportion of subjects (% among 24 episodes)

Vertigo

100%

Fever

73%

Cough

54%

Diarrhoea

31%

Headache

19%

Asthenia

19%

Myalgia

15%

Vomiting

7%

Shivers

4%

Nausea

7%

Sore throat

7%

Rhinorrhea

4%

Abdominal pain

4%