1. Is this disease idiopathic? Was it ever considered to be idiopathic? 2. What medical specialist...

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1. Is this disease idiopathic? Was it ever considered to be idiopathic? 2. What medical specialist is the best trained to diagnose and treat such a disease? 3. What is the etiology of disease? 4. Is Pontiac fever acute or chronic? Is Legionnaires' disease acute or chronic? 5. What are the risk factors for contracting this disease? 6. At what point does microbiology become important in diagnosing this disease? At what point does histopathology become important in its diagnosis? 7. Identify some of the signs of this disease. Identify some of the symptoms. 8. If a person with this condition coughed could the cough droplets contaminate another person? 9. Based on this case study did the disease have a high or low incidence during the summer month of 1976 in Philadelphia? 10. Explain if you would consider the mortality from this condition to be high considering its morbidity. Do an internet search and compare rates to other medical conditions to decide on your answer. 1. Is this disease idiopathic? Was it ever considered to be idiopathic? 2. What medical specialist is the best trained to diagnose and treat such a disease? 3. What is the etiology of disease? 4. Is Pontiac fever acute or chronic? Is Legionnaires' disease acute or chronic? 5. What are the risk factors for contracting this disease? 6. At what point does microbiology become important in diagnosing this disease? At what point does histopathology become important in its diagnosis? 7. Identify some of the signs of this disease. Identify some of the symptoms. 8. If a person with this condition coughed could the cough droplets contaminate another person? 9. Based on this case study did the disease have a high or low incidence during the summer month of 1976 in Philadelphia? 10. Explain if you would consider the mortality from this condition to be high considering its morbidity. Do an internet search and compare rates to other medical conditions to decide on your answer.