An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
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Legionnaires’ disease. Description of an epidemic of pneumonia.New Engl. J. Med., 297, 1189-97, 1977.First major scientific account. With 11 co-authors. Legionnaire's disease acquired its name after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" sickened 221 persons, causing 34 deaths. The people affected were attending a convention of the American Legion. Subjects: BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Negative Bacteria › Legionella, EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Pneumonia › Legionnaire's Disease, RESPIRATION › Respiratory Diseases Permalink: garrison-morton.com/id/4380 |