16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Free online access (without registration) to excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Legionnaires' disease are available from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Legionnaires' disease.
Here are chapters about Legionnaires' disease from the online medical books listed above:
... Legionnaires’ disease is an acute bronchopneumonia produced by a gram-negative bacillus. It derives its name and notoriety from the peculiar, highly publicized disease that struck 182 people (29 of whom died) at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in July... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
... An acute bronchopneumonia, legionnaires’ disease is produced by a fastidious, gram-negative bacillus. This disease may occur epidemically or sporadically, usually in late summer or early fall. Its severity ranges from a mild illness, with or without pneumonitis, to... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
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