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Why was legionnaires disease given such an odd name? when and where was the disease first identified?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

American Legion: The disease got its name from an outbreak of pneumonia among people attending an american legion convention at the bellevue-stratford hotel in philadelphia in july 1976.

Answered 7/18/2017

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