legionnaires' disease
nounPathology.
a type of acute pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila bacterium and characterized by fever, chest pain, cough, and muscle aches.
Origin of legionnaires' disease
1So called from its first reported occurrence, at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976
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British Dictionary definitions for legionnaire's disease
legionnaire's disease
noun
a serious, sometimes fatal, infection, caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which has symptoms similar to those of pneumonia: believed to be spread by inhalation of contaminated water vapour from showers and air-conditioning plants
Origin of legionnaire's disease
1C20: after the outbreak at a meeting of the American Legion at Philadelphia in 1976
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