leptospirosis
/ˌlɛptə(ʊ)spʌɪˈrəʊsɪs
/noun [mass noun]
An infectious bacterial disease occurring in rodents, dogs, and other mammals, which can be transmitted to humans. See also Weil's disease.
- The bacterium is a spirochaete of the genus Leptospira.
- This is aggravating an already festering situation produced by outbreaks of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis-A, leptospirosis, cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
- Conjunctivitis can also be a symptom of other infections such as measles or leptospirosis, a bacterial infection.
Origin
1920s: from lepto- 'narrow' + Greek speira 'coil' + -osis.
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