[DOC] [TLE] Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia [PAR] Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any type of 
Legionella bacteria. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, 
high fever, muscle pains, and headaches. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may 
also occur. This often begins two to ten days after being exposed. ... disease is 
named after the outbreak where it was first identified, the 1976... [DOC] [TLE] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak - Wikipedia [PAR] The hotel closed in November, 1976, four months after the outbreak. The 1976 
Legionnaires Disease outbreak also known as Legion Fever, refers to the first 
known ... On July 27, three days after the convention ended, Legionnaire Ray 
Brennan, ... that a previously identified bacterium was the cause of the outbreak. 
It had... [DOC] [TLE] In Philadelphia 30 Years Ago, an Eruption of Illness and Fear - The ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2006 ... No one knew the health status of the 10,000 other convention participants. ... had 
discovered an often fatal new disease, pantosomatitis, that was spreading 
throughout ... Disease outbreaks were familiar territory for me. .... The cluster was 
not reported until after news of the Legionnaires' outbreak in 1976. [DOC] [TLE] Legionnaires' disease, once 'the greatest epidemiological puzzle of ... [PAR] Aug 3, 2015 ... All of those killed in the Bronx outbreak had pre-existing medical conditions, 
officials said. ... 3, 1976, less than two weeks after the convention. By that ... to 
Pennsylvania to investigate the cause of the deadly illness. ... Ralph died from a 
mysterious disease after attending a state convention in Philadelphia. [DOC] [TLE] Legionnaires' disease - UCI [PAR] Legionnaires' Disease (1976-1980) ... After the conference, state legion officials 
said they knew of 14 persons who had died of similar ... When Dr. Bachman was 
asked whether six deaths among a group of 10,000 might not be unusual, he 
said: .... Just how did the outbreak start among the legionnaires in Philadelphia? [DOC] [TLE] The History of Legionnaires Disease Cases and Outbreaks [PAR] In Philadelphia, about 4000 members of the Pennsylvania State American 
Legion, ... The day after the convention began, some of the Legionnaires started 
to ... and after six months the legionella bacteria was discovered by the CDC. ... 
Many more outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease continued to occur in the U.S. 
after 1976. [DOC] [TLE] How Old Warriors Combatted the Pearl Harbor of Legionnaire's ... [PAR] Aug 3, 1986 ... YOU ARE HERE: LAT HomeCollectionsHeart Disease ... PHILADELPHIA  
Eight days after a 1976 state American Legion ... dead from an agent that 
seemed as picky as a sniper and as deadly as nerve gas. ... "If we hadn't been 
such a close-knit group, if it had been a shoe salesmen's convention in... [DOC] [TLE] This Is How Legionnaires' Disease Got Its Name | TIME [PAR] Aug 12, 2015 ... It all goes back to an American Legion convention in 1976. ... Not only did 
Legionnaires' prove fatal to many affected by its first notable outbreak, but those 
victims ... The legionnaires after whom the disease is named were attendees at 
an ... For many Americans, the Philadelphia outbreak was the first time... [DOC] [TLE] Legionnaires Disease first discovered [PAR] The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel has stood along Broad Street in Philadelphia's 
Center City ... The hotel, built from 1902-1904, closed shortly after the outbreak 
for ... Mario Maloberti fell ill at the 1976 convention (Joe Wojcik photo) ... Cusick 
said naming the disease after her group "cast a dark cloud" over the American 
Legion. [DOC] [TLE] The Birthplace Of Legionnaires' Disease - Hidden City Philadelphia [PAR] Sep 4, 2015 ... The fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease this summer in ... [DOC] [TLE] Case Study 20: Legionaires' Disease: Description of an Epidemic of ... [PAR] Twenty-nine of 182 cases were fatal. .... After recognition on August 2 that an 
outbreak had occurred among those ... News reports were scanned to identify 
additional cases. ... An additional group of 80 persons not attending the

Question: A deadly disease was identified after an outbreak at this group's 1976 convention in Philadelphia
Answer: American Legion