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Legionnaire disease causes?

A
Respiratory disease
B
U.T.I
C
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
D
Acute gastroenteritis
High-Yield Explanation
Ref: Page 1138: Harrison 20th edition* The bacterium L. pneumophila leads to legionnaire disease.* The most common form of transmission of Legionella is inhalation of contaminated aerosols produced in conjunction with water sprays, jets or mists.* It has 2 distinct clinical syndromes: Legionnaires disease, which most often manifests as severe pneumonia accompanied by multisystemic disease, and Pontiac fever, which is an acute, febrile, self-limited, viral-like illness

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