Weil disease

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• Synonyms

  • Leptospira interrogans
  • Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae

• Causes

  • Hamster

• Effects

  • Hepatocellular jaundice
  • Uveitis
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Splenomegaly
  • Haemoptysis
  • Haematuria
  • Renal failure
  • Infective conjunctivitis

• Parents

  • Leptospira infection

• Description

  • "Usually self-limiting. Most cases recover within two to six weeks. Mortality rate of 5-10% Two to three people in England die every year from leptospirosis."