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an influenzalike disease caused by infection with any of various species of Legionella; characteristics include fever, chills, cough, muscle pain, headache, chest pain, and pleurisy.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Pontiac fever — A bacterial disease caused by Legionella pneumophila that resembles an allergic disease more than an infection. First described from Pontiac, Michigan. See Legionnaires disease … Dictionary of microbiology
Pontiac fever — … Useful english dictionary
Pontiac (disambiguation) — The name Pontiac can refer to: * Chief Pontiac, a war leader of the Ottawa tribe during Pontiac s Rebellion * Pontiac, the General Motors automobile brandPlace names;Canada * Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality * Pontiac Regional County Municipality … Wikipedia
Legionellosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 7366 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|482.84 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000616 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1273 MeshID = D007876 Legionellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria… … Wikipedia
Легионеллёз — Легионеллёз … Википедия
Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH … Wikipedia
Types of bacteria that cause disease in humans — ▪ Table Types of bacteria that cause disease in humans bacteria primary diseases in humans bacillus anthracis anthrax Bacteroides species abscess Bordetella pertussis whooping cough Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease Campylobacter species… … Universalium
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention timeline — The following is a timeline of events relating to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1940s*1946 The Communicable Disease Center is organized in Atlanta, Georgia on July 1. *1947 In San Francisco, CDC took over the Public Health… … Wikipedia
Legionnaire disease — Type of pneumonia, first identified in American Legion conventioneers in 1976, 29 of whom died. The cause was identified as a previously unknown bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, later revealed as causing earlier mysterious outbreaks at widely… … Universalium
Legionnaires' disease — also Legionnaire s disease n pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Legionella (L. pneumophila), that is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever,… … Medical dictionary
