Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacteria Leptospira that can infect humans, dogs, rodents and many other wild and domesticated animals. Signs and symptoms can range from... Wikipedia
- Specialty: Infectious disease
- Symptoms: None, headaches, muscle pains, fevers
- Usual onset: One to two weeks
- Causes: Leptospira typically spread by rodents
- Risk factors: Exposure to infected animals, especially their urine, or fresh water or damp soil contaminated with infectious urine
- Diagnostic method: Testing blood for antibodies against the bacterium or its DNA
- Differential diagnosis: Malaria, enteric fever, rickettsiosis, dengue
- Prevention: Personal protective equipment, hygiene measures, doxycycline
- Treatment: Doxycycline, penicillin, ceftriaxone
- Frequency: One million people per year
- Deaths: 58,900 per year
- Data source: DuckDuckGo