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Legionnaires'
disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by Legionella,
a
bacterium found primarily in warm water environments. Both the
disease and the bacterium were discovered following an outbreak traced
to a 1976 American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Pontiac fever, a
flu-like illness, is also caused by Legionella organisms
(legionellae), but is not as serious as Legionnaires' disease. Most
people who get Pontiac fever recover within five days, without having
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Legionnaires' disease is a rare and sometimes severe
type of pneumonia caused by a bacteria called Legionelle
pneumophila, which is found in water sources. People become
infected by breathing in mist or steam that contains the bacteria.
Outbreaks and individual cases have been traced to a number of specific
water sources including the following:
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Legionnaires' disease is a type of Pneumonia
caused by bacteria. You usually get it by breathing in mist from water
that contains the bacteria. The mist may come from hot tubs, showers or
air-conditioning units for large buildings. The bacteria don't spread
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Legionnaires' disease is a potentially fatal form of
pneumonia which can affect anybody, but which principally affects those
who are susceptible because of age, illness, immunosuppression, smoking
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Legionellosis is a potentially fatal
infectious disease caused by Gram negative, aerobic bacteria
belonging to the genus Legionella. Over 90% of legionellosis cases are
caused by...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionellosis
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Legionnaires' disease is a
type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. You usually get it by breathing
in mist from water that contains the bacteria. The mist may come from
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/legionnairesdisease.html
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n. An acute, sometimes fatal respiratory disease
caused by a bacterium of the genus Legionella, especially L.
pneumophila, and characterized by severe pneumonia ...
www.answers.com/topic/legionnaires-disease
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Legionnaire's disease is an acute
respiratory infection caused by Legionella bacteria. Causes The
bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease have been found in
water ...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000616.htm
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