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Leptospira

bacteria genus

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cause of infectious diseases

  • leptospirosis
    In leptospirosis

    …spiral-shaped bacterium, of the genus Leptospira.

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  • Treponema pallidum
    In spirochete

    Leptospirosis, caused by Leptospira, is principally a disease of domestic and wild mammals and is a secondary infection of humans.

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  • Viral disease researchers Hilary Koprowski and Herald R. Cox
    In infectious disease: Occupation and commerce

    …he may be infected with leptospires passed into the water in rats’ urine. In his barns he may be exposed to brucellosis if his herd of cattle is infected or to salmonellosis or Q fever. Slaughterhouse workers run similar risks, as do veterinarians. A worker in a dock or tannery…

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