Medical term:
legionellosis
legionellosis
[le″jun-el-o´sis]disease caused by infection with Legionella species, such as L. pneumophila.
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Le·gion·naires' dis·ease
an acute infectious disease, caused by Legionella pneumophila, with prodromal influenzalike symptoms and a rapidly rising high fever, followed by severe pneumonia and production of usually nonpurulent sputum, and sometimes mental confusion, hepatic fatty changes, and renal tubular degeneration. It has a high case-fatality rate; acquired from contaminated water, usually by aerosolization rather than being transmitted from person-to-person.
Synonym(s): legionellosis
[American Legion convention, in Philadelphia in 1976, at which many delegates were so affected]
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Legionellosis
A disease caused by infection with a Legionella bacterium.
Mentioned in: Legionnaires' Disease
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