leptospirosis

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An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira
an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
A bacterial disease passed on through the urine of an infected animal Bacteria enters the host animal through mucous membranes or through breaks in the skin Examples: Leptospirosis can cause the liver to malfunction, kidney failure, and other internal organ failure Related Terms
Infection with Leptospira interrogans Infection can result in anicteric leptospirosis, which is an infection with one of the species of the Leptospira group, usually mild, with limited liver and kidney involvement, as opposed to Weil's disease Infection may also result in the clinical syndrome leptospirosis icterohemorrhagica or icterohemorrhagic fever This disease results from infection with the variety of Leptospira interrogans serotype known as icterohemorrhagiae, characterized by fever, jaundice, hemorrhagic lesions, azotemia, and central nervous system manifestations (Dirckx, 1997)
1997
{i} infectious disease which affects humans and animals and is caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira
A bacterium causing abortion in pregnant females and sickness in calves The five varieties include: hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae, canicola, pomona, and grippotyphosa Breeding animals should be vaccinated with a 5-way Lepto vaccine at least once a year before the breeding season Booster vaccination later in the year is recommended Leptospirosis vaccine is often combined with Vibriosis vaccine
leptospirosis
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