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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections > Legionellosis > Legionnaires' Disease
Infections > Respiratory Tract Infections > Legionellosis > Legionnaires' Disease
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Infections > Legionellosis > Legionnaires' Disease

Preferred term

Legionnaires' Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Disease, Legionnaire
  • Infection, Legionella pneumophila
  • Infections, Legionella pneumophila
  • Legionella pneumophila Infection
  • Legionella pneumophila Infections
  • Legionnaire Disease

Note

  • caused by Legionella pneumophila: infect by other Legionella species = LEGIONELLOSIS

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 79(78); was see under RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 1978

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007877

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