Preferred Label : legionnaires' disease;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : legionnaire's disease; legionella pneumophila infections; infections, legionella pneumophila; infection, legionella pneumophila; legionella pneumophila infection; legionnaire disease; disease, legionnaire; legionnaires disease; disease, legionnaires';

CISMeF synonym : pneumophila infection, legionella; pneumophila infections, legionella;

DeCS synonym : Pontiac Fever;

Related MeSH term : Fever, Pontiac;

MeSH annotation : caused by Legionella pneumophila: infect by other Legionella species LEGIONELLOSIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires' disease;

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