A febrile and pneumonic illness first named in 1976 by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were investigating an epidemic of pneumonia among Pennsylvania State American Legion members attending a convention in Philadelphia is known as:
A) Philadelphia pneumonia.
B) legionnaires' disease.
C) tuberculosis.
D) rheumatic fever.
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Q2: Organisms belonging to the genus Legionella are:
A)gram-positive
Q3: To cultivate Legionella in the laboratory,a medium
Q4: A direct immunofluorescent antibody (DFA)test was performed
Q5: The natural habitat of L.pneumophila is:
A)freshwater streams.
B)the
Q6: An elderly man with chronic heart and
Q7: Who is at most risk to develop
Q8: The medium or media of choice used
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