Legionnaires' disease

English Alternative forms en legionnaires' disease Etymology Named after the Legionnaires, the members of the American Legion, who were the first described victims of the disease. Noun - Legionnaires' disease en disease A form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella genus). en legionellosis Legionnaires' ellipsis en 2019 w:Bill Bryson The Body: A Guide for Occupants Black Swan (2020) 374 Legionnairesʼ disease has become more common than most people suppose. Translations infectious disease Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 軍團病, cmn 退伍軍人症, cmn 退伍軍人病 Dutch: nl legionairsziekte f Finnish: fi legioonalaistauti, fi legionelloosi Hungarian: hu legionáriusbetegség Italian: it legionellosi f Portuguese: pt legionela f Spanish: es legionela f, es legionelosis f Swedish: sv legionärssjuka c Turkish: tr lejyoner hastalığı See also en sick building syndrome en Pontiac fever Further reading en Bacterial diseases