[
UK
/lˌɛptəspɪɹˈəʊsɪs/
]
NOUN
- an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
How To Use leptospirosis In A Sentence
- Andaman Islands is a highly endemic area for leptospirosis 4,5-8 with more than 50 per cent seroprevalence.
- The provincial Minister of Agriculture is recommending that people stay away from dog and other small mammal urine, which could be contaminated with leptospirosis, the bacteria that causes fever and conjunctivitis.
- At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out.
- Leptospirosis is ubiquitous in distribution and has the dubious distinction of being both an occupational disease and a zoonosis.
- Development of a recombinant system for these genes for the expression of these proteins would be an important step in the development of better indigenous diagnostic systems for leptospirosis.
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- According to the National Disease Surveillance Centre there were 6 human cases of leptospirosis recorded in 2002 and 5 probable cases have been reported to date in 2003.
- Thai public health authorities have already reported an outbreak of leptospirosis - a disease caused by bacteria contained in rat urine.
- Puppies should be vaccinated against distemper, infectious hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and rabies.
- With increasing awareness of the disease, many investigators have started working on leptospirosis.