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MeSH Heading: Legionnaires' Disease
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.400.500.501; C01.748.382.380; C08.730.382.380
Unique ID: D007877
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007877
Annotation: caused by Legionella pneumophila: infect by other Legionella species = LEGIONELLOSIS
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: LEGIONNAIRES DIS
Entry Term(s): Infections, Legionella pneumophila; Legionella pneumophila Infections; Legionnaire Disease; Pontiac Fever
NLM Classification #: WC 200
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Infections (1976-1978); Disease Outbreaks (1976-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79; was see under RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 1978
History Note: 79(78); was see under RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 1978
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/02/15
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012293
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Legionnaires' Disease Preferred Term
Term UI T023486
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Legionnaire Disease
Term UI T023485
Date03/16/1981
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Infections, Legionella pneumophila
Term UI T023487
Date04/12/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Legionella pneumophila Infections
Term UI T023488
Date04/12/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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