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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Death occurs in 10%-15% of LD cases: a substantially higher proportion of fatal cases occur during nosocomial outbreaks. Pontiac fever is a self-limited disease that requires no treatment. | Death occurs in 10%-15% of LD cases: a substantially higher proportion of fatal cases occur during [[nosocomial]] outbreaks. [[Pontiac fever]] is a self-limited disease that requires no treatment. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Complications
Prognosis
Death occurs in 10%-15% of LD cases: a substantially higher proportion of fatal cases occur during nosocomial outbreaks. Pontiac fever is a self-limited disease that requires no treatment.
References