legionellosis


legionellosis

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

Le·gion·naires' dis·ease

an acute infectious disease, caused by Legionella pneumophila, with prodromal influenzalike symptoms and a rapidly rising high fever, followed by severe pneumonia and production of usually nonpurulent sputum, and sometimes mental confusion, hepatic fatty changes, and renal tubular degeneration. It has a high case-fatality rate; acquired from contaminated water, usually by aerosolization rather than being transmitted from person-to-person. Synonym(s): legionellosis [American Legion convention, in Philadelphia in 1976, at which many delegates were so affected]

Legionellosis

A disease caused by infection with a Legionella bacterium.Mentioned in: Legionnaires' Disease