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legionellosis
(redirected from Legionnaires')

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legionellosis /le·gion·el·lo·sis/ (le″jin-el-o´sis) disease caused by infection with Legionella pneumophila; see legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
Legionellosis
A disease caused by infection with a Legionella bacterium.
Mentioned in: Legionnaires' Disease

legionellosis
[lē′jənelō′sis]
infection with species of Legionella, which may cause any of several illnesses, including Legionnaires' disease.

legionellosis [le″jun-el-o´sis]
disease caused by infection with Legionella species, such as L. pneumophila.


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A DAD-OF-TWO died of Legionnaires' disease days after taking a dip in a hotel Jacuzzi.
The minister's proposals were presented to the Committee, which asked to be informed in detail over the events leading up to and during the Legionnaires' outbreak, which infected 11 babies, of whom three died just days after being born at the Hippocration Clinic's neonatal ward.
CIDER maker HP Bulmer has admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act in connection with a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
 
 
 
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