| Legionnaires' disease |
acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
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| Legionnaires' disease |
a form of pneumonia that is mainly spread through air-conditioning systems and water
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| Legionnaires' disease |
a form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionellae; first discovered in 1976 from infected persons attending the Legionnairs meeting in Philadelphia
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| Legionnaires' disease |
a severe multi-systemic illness caused by Legionella pneumophila bacteria that can affect not only the lungs but also the gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, and kidneys. It has a long incubation period (4-10 days), and while only 2%-3% of those infected with the bacteria contract the disease, the disease can be fatal.
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| Legionnaires' disease |
An acute bacterial pneumonia caused by infection with Legionella pneumophila and characterized by an influenza-like illness followed within 1 week by high fever, chills, muscle aches, and headache. Symptoms may include dry cough, inflammation of the membrane covering the lungs (pleurisy), and sometimes diarrhea.
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