Definition
- Emerging infectious disease caused by pathogenic leptospires (Leptospira interrogans)
- Characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, varying from inapparent infection to fulminant, fatal disease
- Mild form: influenza-like illness with headache and myalgias
- Severe form (Weil's syndrome): jaundice, renal dysfunction, and hemorrhagic diathesis
Leptospirosis has been found in Harrison's Practice
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