noun

• A mild systemic disease with symptoms resembling influenza, probably caused by a legionella infection.

  ‘This is a flu-like illness is known as Pontiac fever.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The bacteria causes both the mild Pontiac fever and the more serious Legionnaires Disease.’
  • ‘Some people who come into contact with the bacteria will develop the less serious Pontiac fever, which causes a flu-like illness, which only lasts for a few days.’