According to a health website, the disease is a type of pneumonia usually caused by the legionella pneumophila bacteria and is treatable with antibiotics.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Four out of six patients died from legionella disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [KSAT.com - Local News] Reference

'Coverage available for fungi and legionella pneumophila.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

• Coverage available for fungi and legionella pneumophila.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed] Reference

Blood culture  Serology  E.g. mycoplasma, legionella .    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Carry out legionella survey of water systems and supplies as per ACOP L8.    From Wordnik.com.  [edie.net - Latest News] Reference

Clostridium difficile and legionella, which causes legionnaires 'disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [icCheshireOnline] Reference

The legionella bacteria also causes a milder illness called Pontiac fever.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

MRSA, Clostridium difficile and legionella, which causes legionnaires 'disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

Legionnaires 'disease is an uncommon form of pneumonia caused by the legionella bacterium.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

The Army Corps of Engineers said legionella bacteria was found at its headquarters building.    From Wordnik.com.  [Click2Houston.com - Local News] Reference

Legionnaires 'disease is a potentially fatal lung infection caused by the bacteria legionella.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference

The chiller uses ammonia as refrigerant and has no harmful ozone, global warming or legionella emissions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us] Reference

Legionnaires 'disease is a potentially fatal lung infection that is caused by the bacteria legionella.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

Accom civvies go round once a week to run the taps and let the water/legionella bacteria people do their checks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

The legionella bacterium got its name back in 1976 when people at an American Legion convention got sick with a type of pneumonia.    From Wordnik.com.  [RNews - TOP STORIES] Reference

So in legionella pneumonia there will be history of contact with Cooling towers, condensers, Water tanks, AC coolers, washings etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Both patients were at Basildon University Hospital in Essex when they began to show signs they were affected by the bacteria legionella.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference

But the "most intriguing" higher-risk group was drivers not using screenwash - which kills off the legionella bug, the study authors found.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

People become infected when they inhale legionella bacteria which have been released into the air in aerosolised form from a contaminated source.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

All work is carried out in accordance with the Health and Safety Executive's, legionella approved code of practice and guidance document, ACOP L8.    From Wordnik.com.  [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference

The reports of legionella bacteria surfacing in the capital come just days after the Australian government was accused of covering up a contamination of its parliament house.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference

The Los Angeles health department took samples from the water in the hot tub and identified the legionella bacterium which can cause the potentially fatal legionnaires' disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

In the absence of biocides, evaporative cooling towers, for example, have no protection against the spread of the bacterium legionella pneumophila, the agent culpable for Legionnaire's Disease.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

After it became evident that there was no single building visited by all the people linked to the outbreak, the investigation focused on checking systems with the potential to spread legionella.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC Ouch! Blog] Reference

Drivers are now being urged to add screenwash to their wiper water after traces of the legionella bacterium were found in one in five cars that did not have the additive - but in no cars that did.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

"As well as presenting the latest research on legionella and legal updates for participants, the conference will ensure Northern Ireland is prepared for newly identified areas of potential risk," he added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

Large buildings such as hotels, hospitals and museums are more vulnerable to legionella contamination because they have larger, more complex water supply systems, which can let the contamination spread quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

Some bacteria don't grow in usual media e.g.  Mycoplasma pneumoniae Serology  Host response; good if specific enough  Delayed result; cross-reactivity; background  positives E.g. legionella, mycoplasma .    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

"We do take the legionella risk extremely seriously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference

"We do lots of testing for legionella in patients who have suspicious respiratory infections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

We're continuing to investigate and determine what the exact source of legionella was, "said Olivia Farrow, health commissioner.    From Wordnik.com.  [WJZ - Baltimore, Maryland's Breaking News, Weather & Sports Station] Reference

Whittle said: "Experts agree that the legionella bacteria is a common risk in large buildings with an extensive plumbing system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Clostridium difficile and legionella.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top stories from Times Online] Reference

Rifampicin be given in legionella also.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference