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Categories: Atypical pneumonias, 2005 disasters in Canada, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Building biology, Industrial hygiene
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Legionnaires' disease  legionellosis  Infection by Legionella pneumophilia  Legionaires disease  Legionella pneumonia
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Acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough WordNet 3.0
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Acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of Legionella bacteria, quite often Legionella pneumophila. Wikipedia
Infectious disease characterized by severe form of infection producing pneumonia Wikidata
A form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella). Wiktionary
An infectious disease caused by Legionella bacteria, taking one of two distinct forms: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever. Wiktionary