legionnaires' diseasen.

Brit.

/ˌliːdʒəˈnɛːz dᵻˌziːz/, U.S.

/ˌlidʒəˈnɛ(ə)rz dəˌziz/

Forms: also with capital initial or initials.

α. 1900s– legionnaires' disease.

β. 1900s– legionnaire's disease.

γ. 1900s– legionnaires disease.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: legionnaire n., disease n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive plural of legionnaire n. + disease n. In β. forms < the genitive singular of legionnaire n. + disease n. In γ. forms with apostrophe omitted.So called from the first recognized outbreak of the disease, which occurred among people attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in July 1976; see quot. 1976¹.

A severe form of pneumonia, often occurring in clusters or small outbreaks, caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella (esp. L. pneumophila), which are typically transmitted in droplets of water from contaminated plumbing or ventilation systems.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > disorders of lungs > pneumonia > types of pneumonia

typho-pneumonia1854

broncho-pneumonia1858

walking pneumonia1888

virus pneumonia1936

pneumocystis pneumonia1956

PCP1975

Legion disease1976

legionnaires' disease1976

1976 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 Aug. 3/4 Did swine flu kill Legionnaires?.. Even if the legionnaires' disease does prove to be swine flu..the disease would not necessarily be as deadly as it was in 1918.]

1976 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening News 4 Aug. 1/1 Medical researchers were still seeking today to identify the cause of the ‘legionnaire's disease’, the mystery flu-like illness that has claimed 20 lives in Pennsylvania and sent more than 140 people to hospital in three states.

1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. v. 332/2 Two cases of Legionnaires' disease in an Oxford transplant unit were associated with infected shower water.

1990 N.Y. Times 11 Jan. a1/5 An automatic misting machine in a Louisiana supermarket caused a major outbreak of Legionnaires' disease recently.

2001 Sun 27 Jan. (TV Mag.) 3/3 Charlie..is under even more pressure than usual as he copes with bed shortages, irate patients and an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legionnaires disease
释义	legionnaires' diseasen. Brit. /ˌliːdʒəˈnɛːz dᵻˌziːz/, U.S. /ˌlidʒəˈnɛ(ə)rz dəˌziz/ Forms: also with capital initial or initials. α. 1900s– legionnaires' disease. β. 1900s– legionnaire's disease. γ. 1900s– legionnaires disease. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: legionnaire n., disease n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive plural of legionnaire n. + disease n. In β. forms < the genitive singular of legionnaire n. + disease n. In γ. forms with apostrophe omitted.So called from the first recognized outbreak of the disease, which occurred among people attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in July 1976; see quot. 1976¹. A severe form of pneumonia, often occurring in clusters or small outbreaks, caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella (esp. L. pneumophila), which are typically transmitted in droplets of water from contaminated plumbing or ventilation systems. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > disorders of lungs > pneumonia > types of pneumonia typho-pneumonia1854 broncho-pneumonia1858 walking pneumonia1888 virus pneumonia1936 pneumocystis pneumonia1956 PCP1975 Legion disease1976 legionnaires' disease1976 1976 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 Aug. 3/4 Did swine flu kill Legionnaires?.. Even if the legionnaires' disease does prove to be swine flu..the disease would not necessarily be as deadly as it was in 1918.] 1976 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening News 4 Aug. 1/1 Medical researchers were still seeking today to identify the cause of the ‘legionnaire's disease’, the mystery flu-like illness that has claimed 20 lives in Pennsylvania and sent more than 140 people to hospital in three states. 1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. v. 332/2 Two cases of Legionnaires' disease in an Oxford transplant unit were associated with infected shower water. 1990 N.Y. Times 11 Jan. a1/5 An automatic misting machine in a Louisiana supermarket caused a major outbreak of Legionnaires' disease recently. 2001 Sun 27 Jan. (TV Mag.) 3/3 Charlie..is under even more pressure than usual as he copes with bed shortages, irate patients and an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1976
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