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单词 legionnaires' disease
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Definition of legionnaires' disease in English:

legionnaires' disease

noun
mass noun
  • A form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems.

    See also legionella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you develop the above symptoms and you are worried that it might be legionnaires' disease, you should see your GP.
    • Colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and influenza are more common in smokers, as is legionnaires' disease.
    • An outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurred a year ago in a small town in northern Portugal, coinciding with the local annual festivities.
    • Health chiefs are still looking into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease which killed six people in Barrow-in-Furness.
    • One case study concerned an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in citizens from four member states that was linked to a location outside the EU.
 
 

Definition of legionnaires' disease in US English:

legionnaires' disease

nounˈlēːjəˌne(ə)rz dəˌzēz
  • A form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems.

    See also legionella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One case study concerned an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in citizens from four member states that was linked to a location outside the EU.
    • Colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and influenza are more common in smokers, as is legionnaires' disease.
    • An outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurred a year ago in a small town in northern Portugal, coinciding with the local annual festivities.
    • If you develop the above symptoms and you are worried that it might be legionnaires' disease, you should see your GP.
    • Health chiefs are still looking into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease which killed six people in Barrow-in-Furness.
 
 
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