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