Diseases

Leptospirosis

Infections with bacteria of the genus LEPTOSPIRA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infections with bacteria of the genus LEPTOSPIRA.

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Synonyms

24 entry terms
  • Leptospira Infection
  • Stuttgart Disease
  • Infection, Leptospira
  • Infections, Leptospira
  • Leptospira Infections
  • Leptospiroses
  • Cane-Cutter Fever
  • Canicola Fever
  • Leptospira Canicola Infection
  • Leptospirosis Canicola
  • Mud Fever
  • Rice-Field Fever
  • Swineherd's Disease
  • Cane Cutter Fever
  • Fever, Canicola
  • Fever, Mud
  • Fever, Rice-Field
  • Fevers, Cane-Cutter
  • Infection, Leptospira Canicola
  • Infections, Leptospira Canicola
  • Leptospira Canicola Infections
  • Leptospirosis Canicolas
  • Rice Field Fever
  • Swineherd's Diseases

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Aspects Covered

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

gram-neg bact infect; a spirochete infect

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leptospirosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007922. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007922
  2. Leptospirosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis
  3. Leptospirosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155098