Pontiac fever - Altmeyers Encyclopedia - Department Internal medicine

Definition
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Legionella infection which, in immunocompetent persons, manifests itself in flu-like symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache and pain in the limbs, but, in contrast to Legionnaires' disease, not in pneumonia. Frequent epidemic occurrence. The disease heals spontaneously within one week (see below Legionella).