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legionnaires disease wordnet sense
  1. Legionellosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by Gram negative, aerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. Over 90% of legionellosis cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives in temperatures between , with an optimum around .
  2. A bacterial pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila distributed in aerosols from water sources such as cooling towers, evaporative condensers, whirlpools, shower heads, faucets, and hot water tanks.
  3. A progressive and potentially fatal atypical pneumonia caused by the inhalation of water aerosols containing Legionella bacteria deep into the lung. ...