leptospirosis

Noun
  1. An infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals;
    Characterized by jaundice and fever (synset 114296867)
    is a type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: swamp fever

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