TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Leptospirosis A1 - Kumar, Madan A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e 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). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935810 ER -