Legionnaires' disease
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- noun
- /ˌliːdʒəˈnɛrz dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de los legionarios
- The findings also provide important clues into the general nature of Legionnaires' disease.
- travel-associated Legionnaires' disease
- cases of Legionnaires' disease
- risk for Legionnaires' disease
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Legionnaires' disease is underreported in Europe; notification rates differ substantially among countries.
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Tourism is a massive industry in Europe, and its summer peak coincides with the peak of Legionnaires' disease.
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In the United Kingdom, reporting of Legionnaires' disease became mandatory in 2010.
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Three people, including one man from the Miami area, contracted Legionnaire's disease and died in early August.
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So in which countries are travelers more likely to get Legionnaires' disease?
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A recent study by European researchers reports some interesting results when looking at Legionnaires' disease among travelers on the continent.
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Since 2005, 5,000-6,000 cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported each year by the 27 EU Member States, including Iceland.
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Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a severe multisystem disease, typically manifesting as pneumonia.
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Our findings underscore the need for countries with high TALD risks to improve prevention and control of legionellosis, and for countries with high TALD risks but low notification rates of Legionnaires' disease to improve diagnostics and reporting.
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The hospital treated several patients suffering from Legionnaires' disease after a recent outbreak in the city.
Synonyms
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4.3
A serious lung infection that makes breathing hard and causes fever
Surface Forms
Morphology
Legionnaires' + disease
This is an eponymous/proper name referring to a specific illness (named after an outbreak among Legionnaires) rather than a disease type that can be composed from its parts. Knowing 'legionnaire' and 'disease' would at best suggest 'a disease related to legionnaires' but would not allow a learner to infer the specific meaning — a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria — without prior exposure or factual knowledge.
Etymology
Legionnaires' disease takes its name from a 1976 outbreak at a Philadelphia hotel where many members of the American Legion fell ill after their meeting. Because the first patients were members called Legionnaires, doctors named the illness after them, and today Legionnaires' disease means a serious lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria.