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Legionnaires' disease

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003720

An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 Philadelphia convention of the American Legion at the Legionnaires' hotel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003720
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
SynonymsLegionella pneumophila infections
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsolegionellosis; Legionella pneumophila
TranslationsSpanish: enfermedad del legionario
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003720",
  "term": "Legionnaires' disease",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 Philadelphia convention of the American Legion at the Legionnaires' hotel.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Legionella pneumophila infections"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "legionellosis",
    "Legionella pneumophila"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "enfermedad del legionario"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/legionnaires-disease/"
}

Record 3,720 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.