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Legionnaires' Disease

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Definition: An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 Philadelphia convention of the American Legion.  caused by Legionella pneumophila: infect by other Legionella species    Other names Legionella pneumophila Infections; pneumophila Infections, Legionella; pneumophila Infection, Legionella; Legionnaires Disease; Legionnaire's Disease; Legionella pneumophila Infection; Infection, Legionella pneumophila; Disease, Legionnaires'; Disease, Legionnaire; Legionnaire Disease; Infections, Legionella pneumophila

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