Leptospirosis: agent, host, transmission, diagnosis, treatment.

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Leptospirosis is essentially animal infection by several serotypes of Leptospira (Spirocheates) and transmitted to man under certain environmental conditions. The disease manifestations are many and varied, ranging in severity from a mild febrile illness to severe, and sometimes fatal disease with liver and kidney involvement. AGENT FACTORS : Leptospira are thin and light motile spirocheates … Read more