ALL meanings of leptospirosis
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L l - noun leptospirosis an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney. 1
- noun leptospirosis An infectious bacterial disease that occurs in rodents, dogs, and other mammals and can be transmitted to humans. 1
- noun leptospirosis 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 0
- noun leptospirosis 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. 0
- noun leptospirosis An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. 0