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Legionnaires' disease

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information 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 at the Legionnaires' hotel.

Concepto genérico

Sinónimos

  • Legionella pneumophila infections

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/271141

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