Pontiac fever: non-pneumonic form of legionellosis.
1998
S Kohno
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007564
Japan
A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.
Bonin Islands
D007875
Legionella
Gram-negative aerobic rods, isolated from surface water or thermally polluted lakes or streams. Member are pathogenic for man. Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent for LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.
D007876
Legionellosis
Infections with bacteria of the genus LEGIONELLA.
Legionelloses
D004269
DNA, Bacterial
Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria.
Bacterial DNA
D005334
Fever
An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.
Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000942
Antigens, Bacterial
Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity.