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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Infections, Legionella pneumophila
- Legionella pneumophila Infections
- Legionnaire Disease
- Disease, Legionnaire
- Disease, Legionnaires'
- Infection, Legionella pneumophila
- Legionella pneumophila Infection
- Legionnaire's Disease
- Legionnaires Disease
- Pontiac Fever
- Fever, Pontiac
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
caused by Legionella pneumophila: infect by other Legionella species = LEGIONELLOSIS
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History Note
79(78); was see under RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 1978
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Previous Indexing
- Bacterial Infections (1976-1978)
- Disease Outbreaks (1976-1978)
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WC 200
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Legionnaires' Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007877
- Legionnaires' Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease
- Legionnaires' Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154882