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Leptospirosis

see synonyms of leptospirosis

Noun

1. leptospirosis, swamp fever

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Leptospirosis

see synonyms of leptospirosis
noun
any of several infectious diseases caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus Leptospira, transmitted to man by animals and characterized by jaundice, meningitis, and kidney failure
. Also called: Weil's disease

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Leptospirosis

see synonyms of leptospirosis
noun
any of several systemic infections of humans and domestic animals caused by a genus (Leptospira) of spirochetes found in sewage and natural waters, and involving variously the eyes, liver, kidneys, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Leptospirosis

see synonyms of leptospirosis
n.
An infectious disease of domestic animals, humans, and other mammals, characterized by fever and jaundice and caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, which are transmitted to humans by contact with the urine of infected animals.

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