1976 swine flu outbreak strain. On July 23, the President sends a letter urging Congress to take action on indemnification. In early August an outbreak of illness in Philadelphia is thought to be related to swine flu. It is found to be an atypical pneumonia thereafter called Legionnaires' disease. On August 6, President Ford holds a press conference urging Congress to take action on the indemnification legislation. Four days later, both Houses of Congress pass the legislation. Merrill becomes the first company to submit samples to the FDA's Bureau of Biologics for safety testing, which approves it on September 2. Merck makes the first
Pneumocystis pneumonia The older species name "Pneumocystis carinii" (which now applies only to the "Pneumocystis" species that is found in rats) is still in common usage. As a result, "Pneumocystis" pneumonia (PCP) is also known as Pneumocystis jiroveci[i]" pneumonia and (incorrectly) as Pneumocystis carinii" pneumonia. Regarding nomenclature, when the name of "Pneumocystis" pneumonia (PCP) changed from "P. carinii" pneumonia to "P. jirovecii" pneumonia, it was at first asked whether "PJP" should replace "PCP". However, because the short name "PCP" was already well established among physicians that managed patients with "Pneumocystis" infection, it was widely accepted that that name could continue to be