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leegionärihaigus

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

peamiselt kopsupõletiku vormis esinev ägeda kuluga nakkushaigus, mida tekitab bakter Legionella pneumophila

Translations

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Leegionäride haigus sai nime 1976. aastal, kui haiguspuhang tappis Philadelphias Ameerika sõjaveteranide organisatsiooni American Legion kokkutulekul 29 inimest.

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Domain pathologytypes of illness
legionnaires disease
legionnaires' disease
Legionnaires' disease
legionnaire's disease
Legionnaire's disease
Legionnaire disease
LD
legionellosis deprecated
  • Legionella pneumophila tekitatud raske pneumoonia (tõeline legionelloos)
  • an acute, sometimes fatal, bacterial disease caused by infection with Legionella pneumophila, not spread by person-to-person contact, that is characterized by pneumonia, high fever, gastrointestinal pain, headache, and sometimes involvement of the kidneys, liver or nervous system
  • a serious, sometimes fatal, infection, caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which has symptoms similar to those of pneumonia: believed to be spread by inhalation of contaminated water vapour from showers and air-conditioning plants
Good to know
  • Vaata ka kirjet legionelloos. [21.02.2019]
leegionärihaigus
legionnaires disease
legionnaires' disease
Good to know
  • So called because it was first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976.
Legionnaires' disease
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  • American
legionnaire's disease
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  • British
Legionnaire's disease
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  • less common
Legionnaire disease
LD abbreviation
legionellosis deprecated
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  • Legionellosis is a term for any disease caused by Legionella bacteria, i.e. either legionnaires’ disease (where the patient has pneumonia) or Pontiac fever, a milder infection with similar symptoms which usually last for 2 to 5 days (where the patient does not have pneumonia).

Word forms

Inflection Type 11

Mitmuse osastava lõpus ‑i ja rööpvormides ‑i‑.

leegionärihaigus leegionärihaigused
leegionärihaiguse leegionärihaiguste
leegionärihaigust leegionärihaigusi

Inflection Type 9

Mitmuse osastava lõpus ‑eid ja rööpvormides ‑ei‑.

leegionärihaigus leegionärihaigused
leegionärihaiguse leegionärihaiguste
leegionärihaigust leegionärihaiguseid

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  • leegionärihaigus
    • Legionnaires' disease

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