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单词 pontiac fever
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Pontiac fevern.

Brit. /ˈpɒntɪak ˌfiːvə/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑn(t)iˌæk ˈfivər/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pontiac , fever n.1
Etymology: < Pontiac, the name of a city in Michigan, in the north-central United States, where the first major outbreak of the disease occurred in 1968 + fever n.1
Medicine.
A relatively mild form of infection with bacteria of the genus Legionella, characterized by a short incubation period, influenza-like symptoms, and rapid recovery of patients. Cf. legionnaires' disease n..
ΚΠ
1977 Arch. Environmental Health 32 119/2 A similar illness of unknown etiology with an incubation period of 33 to 36 hours, known as Pontiac fever, was reported in 1968.
1990 T. G. Wreghitt & P. Morgan-Capner ELISA in Clin. Microbiol. Lab. xiii. 164 Pontiac fever is a non-pneumonic, febrile illness of short duration with a high attack rate among those exposed.
2003 Health & Med. Week (Nexis) 15 Dec. 603 Pontiac fever should be considered as a diagnosis during acute outbreaks of influenza-like illness with a high attack rate and no other identified etiology.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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