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Preferred term

Weil Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A severe form of LEPTOSPIROSIS, usually caused by LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE and occasionally other serovars. It is transmitted to humans by the rat and is characterized by hemorrhagic and renal symptoms with accompanying JAUNDICE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Jaundice, Spirochetal
  • Leptospirosis, Icterohemorrhagic
  • Weil's Disease

In other languages

  • French

  • Leptospirose ictéro-hémorragique
  • Leptospirose ictérohémorragique
  • Maladie des jeunes porchers

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S3GH2B4T-B

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