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leptospirosis

DEFINITIONS OF: leptospirosis

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n an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever

Synonyms:
swamp fever
Types:
canicola fever
an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice
Weil's disease
a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings
Type of:
zoonosis, zoonotic disease
an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
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