[DOC] [TLE] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1976 Legionnaires Disease outbreak also known as Legion Fever, refers to 
the first known ... On July 21, 1976, the American Legion opened its annual three-
day ... Legion also began getting notices of the sudden deaths of several 
members, all at the ... The total number of cases reached 211, and of those, 29 
had died. [DOC] [TLE] Legionnaire disease | Britannica.com [PAR] Legionnaire disease, form of pneumonia caused by the bacillus Legionella 
pneumophila. ... of the American Legion, a U.S. military veterans' organization, at 
a Philadelphia ... In July 1976 an outbreak of severe pneumonia occurred among 
U.S. ... The disease was named after a 1976 outbreak that killed 29 members of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] In Philadelphia 30 Years Ago, an Eruption of Illness and Fear - The ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2006 ... Within a month, an infectious disease killed two of these men. Credit Associated 
Press. In late July 1976, American Legionnaires returning from a state ... the 
hotel's air-conditioning system, is a cause of pneumonia and other illnesses .... 
The Legionnaire bacterium can produce two forms of illness that begin... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Legionnaires Disease Cases and Outbreaks [PAR] In Philadelphia, about 4000 members of the Pennsylvania State American 
Legion, ... continued to be frustrated when a total of 29 American Legion 
members died. ... of the Legionnaires started to become ill with pneumonia-like 
symptoms  high ... from 1976, to find out whether similar outbreaks had indeed 
been caused by... [DOC] [TLE] Week 10 Readings - UCI [PAR] They were all at the Philadelphia convention between July 21 and 24." ... Health 
Officials Intensifying Search to Find Cause--Legionnaires Stricken ... 3--The 
death toll from an explosive outbreak of a mysterious flu-like disease in ...... 18 (
AP)--The pneumonia-like illness that killed 29 persons after a 1976 American 
Legion... [DOC] [TLE] The Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Legionnaires' Disease [PAR] The Philly Killer: 1976's Legionnaires' Disease ... nation after an American 
Legion convention in Philadelphia left members with a deadly pneumonia. ... 
Among the 182 persons infected, 147 required hospitalization, and 29 died. ... 
Disease from the month of the outbreak to the identification of the pathogen that 
caused it. [DOC] [TLE] Case Study 20: Legionaires' Disease: Description of an Epidemic of ... [PAR] Abstract An explosive, common-source outbreak of pneumonia caused by a ... 
persons attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in July, 1976. 
... Ladies Auxiliary, members of the families of Legion and Auxiliary delegates, .... 
Of the 182 patients, 147 (81 per cent) were hospitalized, and 29 (16 per cent) 
died. [DOC] [TLE] 20150829.3610573 - ProMED-mail post [PAR] Aug 29, 2015 ... No staff members were reported sick with the bacteria. ... July, 1976 was a 
special time in Philadelphia and the nation, as this was the ... The total number of 
Legionnaires' disease cases was 182, with 29 deaths. ... However, the cause of 
the epidemic pneumonia was not determined until December 1976,... [DOC] [TLE] Legionnaire's Disease - Teen Health and Wellness [PAR] In July 1976, the American Legion, a popular veterans' organization, gathered at 
the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, ... Legionnaire's disease is the more 
common syndrome of pneumonia caused by ... Legionnaire's disease is a severe 
form of pneumonia that is characterized by chest pain, ... October 29, 2016. [DOC] [TLE] Legions of water-borne bacterial diseases - Current issue of ... [PAR] Nov 17, 2014 ... More than 2,000 members of the Pennsylvanian American Legion of war ... at the 
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia on 2123 July. ... of the hotel developed a 
similar disease that caused another five deaths. .... The infection (yellow, lower 
right and left) is a sever form of pneumonia. ... 29 May 2014. [DOC] [TLE] Public Health | Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia [PAR] Philadelphia's earliest public health efforts reflected the lack of scientific ... The

Question: In July 1976 a form of pneumonia caused the deaths of 29 members of this organization in Philadelphia
Answer: the Legionnaires