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  • Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease) Information for adults

    Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease): Condition information and pictures for adults - Overview. Legionellosis is the name for infection caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacterium. Infection can take 2... The early symptoms of avian influenza ...More…

  • Legionnaires' disease

    Mayo Clinic — First identified in 1976 as the result of an outbreak of pneumonia at an American Legion convention, Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia. Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacterium known as legionella. You can't catch ...More…

  • Risk and symptoms of Legionnaires' disease

    Centers for Disease Control — ALERT: Resuming safe operation of building water systems- for building maintenance superintendents, engineers, managers, and other personnel People get Legionnaires' disease when they breathe in mist or vapor that has been contaminated with the ...More…

  • Legionnaires' Disease eTool: Disease Recognition

    Occupational Health & Safety — Legionnaires' disease is a common name for one of the several illnesses caused by Legionnaires' disease bacteria (LDB). Legionnaires' disease is an infection of the lungs and is a form of pneumonia. More than 43 species of Legionella have been ...More…

  • Legionellosis Resource Site

    Centers for Disease Control — Legionnaires' disease (LEE-juh-nares) is caused by a type of bacteria called The bacteria got its name in 1976, when many people who went to a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion suffered from an outbreak of this disease, a type of ...More…

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    Centers for Disease Control — The Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (DFBMD) is dedicated to prevention and controlling the many emerging, reemerging, drug-resistant, and other important bacterial and mycotic diseases in the United States and around the ...More…

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  • General Info

    What is the prognosis and outcome for patients who have contracted Legionnaires' disease? If I have contracted Legionnaires' disease, what are the chances that I will have a recurrence? How does Legionella escape the host defense of the patient .. ...More…

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