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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An infectious disease of domestic animals, especially cattle, swine, and dogs, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, characterized by jaundice and fever and transmitted to humans by contact with the urine of infected animals.
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- noun An
acute ,infectious ,febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused byspirochetes of thegenus Leptospira.
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- noun an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the problem is that dengue fever and a disease called leptospirosis and malaria are becoming more and more prevalent in Guyana.
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An inquest heard she had contracted Weil's disease, a severe form of leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria found in the urine of wild animals.
Signs of the Times 2008
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An inquest heard she had contracted Weil's disease, a severe form of leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria found in the urine of wild animals.
Signs of the Times 2008
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An inquest heard she had contracted Weil's disease, a severe form of leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria found in the urine of wild animals.
Signs of the Times 2008
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The Marine Mammal Center is studying the disease _ called leptospirosis _ which afflicts a large number of California's sea lions every four or five years.
KCBS Bay Area News 2008
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In particular, rats and mice are carriers of diseases such as leptospirosis, amoebiasis, certain forms of typhus and, through their parasites, they can spread plague.
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Update: 1: 26PM The Health Ministry has warned members of the public to be wary of diseases such as leptospirosis, scabies, diarrhoea, typhoid and scabies.
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"There is also a high chance of other diseases such as dengue, typhoid and leptospirosis which is likely to develop two weeks after the flood," he said.
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chained_bear commented on the word leptospirosis
Usage on Machupo virus.
October 6, 2008
sionnach commented on the word leptospirosis
Sewer worker's disease, contractible by ingestion of rat urine. As c_b has pointed out, the culprit is the rna virus known as the Machupo virus.
November 18, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word leptospirosis
Um... ingestion?
*shudders*
November 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word leptospirosis
Likely not voluntary, r.
November 21, 2010