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单词 legionnaires' disease
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Definition of legionnaires' disease in English:

legionnaires' disease

noun
mass noun
  • A form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems.

    军团病(一种细菌性肺炎,1976年在美国退伍军人大会期间爆发并被认定,主要通过空调及类似系统的水滴传播)。参见LEGIONELLA

    See also legionella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you develop the above symptoms and you are worried that it might be legionnaires' disease, you should see your GP.
    • Colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and influenza are more common in smokers, as is legionnaires' disease.
    • An outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurred a year ago in a small town in northern Portugal, coinciding with the local annual festivities.
    • Health chiefs are still looking into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease which killed six people in Barrow-in-Furness.
    • One case study concerned an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in citizens from four member states that was linked to a location outside the EU.

Definition of legionnaires' disease in US English:

legionnaires' disease

nounˈlēːjəˌne(ə)rz dəˌzēz
  • A form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems.

    军团病(一种细菌性肺炎,1976年在美国退伍军人大会期间爆发并被认定,主要通过空调及类似系统的水滴传播)。参见LEGIONELLA

    See also legionella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One case study concerned an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in citizens from four member states that was linked to a location outside the EU.
    • Colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and influenza are more common in smokers, as is legionnaires' disease.
    • An outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurred a year ago in a small town in northern Portugal, coinciding with the local annual festivities.
    • If you develop the above symptoms and you are worried that it might be legionnaires' disease, you should see your GP.
    • Health chiefs are still looking into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease which killed six people in Barrow-in-Furness.
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