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  2. 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The 1976 Legionnaires' disease outbreak, occurring in the late summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States at an annual American Legion convention, was the first occasion in which a cluster of a particular type of pneumonia cases were determined to be caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria. Previous outbreaks were retroactively ...

  3. Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia

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    A legionellosis is any disease caused by Legionella, including Legionnaires' disease (a pneumonia) and Pontiac fever (a related upper respiratory tract infection), [10] but Legionnaires' disease is the most common, so mentions of legionellosis often refer to Legionnaires' disease. The bacterium is found naturally in fresh water. [4]

  4. List of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks; Legionnaire's is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by gram negative, aerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first reported outbreak was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1976 during a Legionnaires Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel .

  5. What is Legionnaires’ disease and what are the symptoms? - AOL

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    Legionella bacteria, is commonly found in water and can cause a serious type of lung infection - Here’s everything we know about the disease

  6. 5 people with Legionnaires' disease exposed through cooling ...

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    Legionnaires' disease is caused by inhaling water droplets contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. The bacteria can grow in water droplets from showers, hot tubs, faucets, cooling towers ...

  7. 1976 swine flu outbreak - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey caused one death, hospitalized 13, and led to a mass immunization program. After the program began, the vaccine was associated with an increase in reports of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), which can cause paralysis, respiratory arrest, and death ...

  8. 3 people contracted Legionnaires' disease after staying at ...

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    According to DHSS, the three people were diagnosed within 14 days of their stay. Individuals can contract Legionnaires' disease, a serious type of pneumonia, by breathing in small water droplets ...

  9. Timeline of human vaccines - Wikipedia

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    1977 – First vaccine for pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae) 1978 – First vaccine for meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) 1980 – Smallpox declared eradicated worldwide due to vaccination efforts; 1981 – First vaccine for hepatitis B (first vaccine to target a cause of cancer) 1984 – First vaccine for chicken pox