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    Leptospirosis Weil s disease / Swineherd s disease Most common zoonotic disease Caused by Leptospira interrogans. Mode of transmission +Contact with infected animal urine through the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth) or broken skin. Kidney or liver failure, meningitis, pulmonary complications Lab / Diagnostic test: +blood test +urine test Occurrence Occurs worldwide +temper

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    Leptospirosis Weil s disease / Swineherd s disease Most common zoonotic disease Caused by Leptospira interrogans. Mode of transmission +Contact with infected animal urine through the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth) or broken skin. Kidney or liver failure, meningitis, pulmonary complications Lab / Diagnostic test: +blood test +urine test Occurrence Occurs worldwide +temper

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    Leptospirosis

    Leptospirosis
    Weil s disease / Swineherd s disease Most common zoonotic disease Caused by Leptospira interrogans Hosts
    Rats, dogs, cattle...

    Mode of transmission
    Contact with infected animal urine through the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth) or broken skin
    food, water, soil

    Leptospirosis
    Manifestations
    1st stage (leptospiremic)
    Flu-like sx: fever, headache, chills, muscle ache Others: jaundice, conjunctivitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, rash

    2nd stage (leptospiruric/immune)


    Kidney or liver failure, meningitis, pulmonary complications

    Lab/Diagnostic test:
    Blood test Urinalysis

    Occurrence
    Occurs worldwide
    Temperate or tropical climates

    Epidemic
    Rainy season Wading or swimming in flood water 2009 in the Philippines

    Summary
    Causative agent
    Leptospira interogans

    Mode of transmission
    Contact with infected animal urine

    Manifestations
    Fever, myalgia, headache

    Occurrence
    epidemic

    Summary
    Incubation pd: 2 days to 4 weeks Pathogenicity Virulence Invasiveness Toxicity Antigenic properties

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