RT Book, Section
A1 Kumar, Madan
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182935810
T1 Leptospirosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935810
RD 2024/04/19
AB Leptospirosis  is  a  zoonotic  illness  caused  by  spirochetes  of  the  genus  Leptospira.  Traditional  classification  held  1  pathologic  species  (Leptospira  interrogans)  with  separate  strains.  However,  genetic  classification  has  identified  at  least  19  species  (13  pathogenic).  Numerous  synonyms  for  the  disease  were  named  prior  to  understanding  of  the  causative  agent:  Weil  disease  (used  most  commonly  for  the  severe  icteric  form  of  the  disease),  swineherd’s  disease,  swamp  fever,  field  fever  (Europe),  nanukayami,  autumnal  fever  (Japan),  canefield  fever  (Australia),  and  Fort  Bragg  fever  (United  States).