named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician
leptospirosis in British English
(ˌlɛptəʊspaɪˈrəʊsɪs)
noun
any of several infectious diseases caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus Leptospira, transmitted to humans by animals and characterized by jaundice, meningitis, and kidney failure
Also called: Weil's disease
Word origin
C20: from New Latin Leptospira (lepto- + Greek speira coil + -osis)