[
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
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.
- Dogs require vaccinations against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus, and throughout their lives need periodical deworming, daily exercise and proper nutrition.
- This is aggravating an already festering situation produced by outbreaks of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis-A, leptospirosis, cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
- At least 52 people have died of illnesses associated with the floods, including diarrhea, leptospirosis, respiratory infections and dengue fever.
- These very common symptoms lead to difficulties in detecting the disease, and leptospirosis can only be accurately diagnosed through a blood examination.
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.
- At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, the rower Andy Holmes, who has died of leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease) aged 51, was part of the coxed four whose victory redefined British rowing. Andy Holmes obituary
- Rodent-borne diseases such as hantavirus, leptospirosis, bartonellosis and plague are likely common within many rodent populations in Canada. Progressive Bloggers
- Further screening tests for infective agents including toxocara, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, and luetic disease were all negative.
- I have been hearing about a potentially fatal kidney disease in dogs, leptospirosis, becoming a problem in Connecticut and Long Island.