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Legionnaires' disease
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☆ Legionnaires' disease
Informal an acute respiratory infection, often with pneumonia, caused by bacteria (Legionella pneumophila) that may contaminate water or soil
Etymology: after an outbreak of the illness at an American Legion convention in July, 1976
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