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Meaning of "leptospirosis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEPTOSPIROSIS

From New Latin Leptospira (lepto- + Greek speira coil + -osis).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LEPTOSPIROSIS

ˌlɛptəʊspaɪˈrəʊsɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPTOSPIROSIS

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Leptospirosis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEPTOSPIROSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is an infection caused by bacteria of the Leptospira type. Symptoms can range from none to mild such as headaches, muscle pains, and fevers to severe with bleeding from the lungs or meningitis.[4][5] If the infection causes the person to turn yellow, have kidney failure and bleeding it is then known as Weil's disease.[5] If it causes lots of bleeding from the lungs it is known as severe pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome.[5] There are ten different types of Leptospira that cause disease in humans.[6] It is transmitted by both wild and domestic animals.[5] The most common animals that spread the disease are rodents.[7] It is often transmitted by animal urine or water containing animal urine coming into contact with breaks in the skin, the eyes, mouth, nose or vagina.[4][7] In the developing world the disease most commonly occurs in farmers and poor people who live in cities.[5] In the developed world it most commonly occurs in those involved in outdoor activities in warm and wet areas of the world.[4] Diagnosis is by growing the bacteria from a blood sample, finding its DNA in the blood, or looking for antibodies against the infection.

Definition of leptospirosis in the English dictionary

The definition of leptospirosis in the dictionary is any of several infectious diseases caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus Leptospira, transmitted to man by animals and characterized by jaundice, meningitis, and kidney failure Also called: Weil's disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPTOSPIROSIS

amaurosis · aponeurosis · arteriosclerosis · atherosclerosis · chlorosis · cirrhosis · fluorosis · heterosis · neurosis · osteoporosis · otosclerosis · porosis · psychoneurosis · pyrosis · sclerosis · siderosis · sorosis · trophoneurosis · virosis · xerosis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPTOSPIROSIS

leptocephalous · leptocephalus · leptocercal · leptodactyl · leptodactylous · leptokurtic · leptome · lepton · lepton number · leptonic · leptophos · leptophyllous · leptorrhine · leptosomatic · leptosome · leptosomic · leptospiral · leptospire · leptosporangiate · leptotene

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPTOSPIROSIS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · anhidrosis · anidrosis · anxiety neurosis · arthrosis · cystic fibrosis · diagnosis · fibrosis · hidrosis · hydronephrosis · hyperhidrosis · multiple sclerosis · myelofibrosis · necrosis · nephrosis · osteoarthrosis · osteopetrosis · polyhedrosis · pseudarthrosis · pseudoarthrosis · synchondrosis

Synonyms and antonyms of leptospirosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leptospirosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEPTOSPIROSIS

Find out the translation of leptospirosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of leptospirosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leptospirosis» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

钩端螺旋体病
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

leptospirosis
570 millions of speakers
en

English

leptospirosis
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लेप्टोस्पायरोसिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داء اللولبية النحيفة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

лептоспироз
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

leptospirose
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

লেপটোসপাইরোসিস
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

leptospirose
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Leptospirosis
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Leptospirose
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

レプトスピラ症
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

렙토스피라증
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Leptospirosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trùng xoắn móc câu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

லெப்டோஸ்பிரோசிஸிற்க்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लेप्टोस्पायरोसिस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Leptospirozisli
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

leptospirosi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

leptospirozę
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лептоспіроз
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

leptospiroza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτοσπείρωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leptospirose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leptospiros
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leptospirose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leptospirosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPTOSPIROSIS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leptospirosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPTOSPIROSIS»

Discover the use of leptospirosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leptospirosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leptospirosis: In Man and Animals
Leptospirose.
James Maxwell Alston, John Constable Broom, 1958
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Leptospirosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
Leptospirosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Leptospirosis in a compact format.
‎2012
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Human Leptospirosis: Guidance for Diagnosis, Surveillance ...
Leptospirosis is a potentially serious but treatable zoonotic disease representing a worldwide public health hazard.
W. J. Terpstra, World Health Organization, International Leptospirosis Soci, 2003
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Endotoxin has been demonstrated in extracts of leptospires, but its precise role in the pathogenesis of leptospirosis remains unknown. The development of jaundice and hemolytic anemia in patients with leptospirosis suggests that hemolysis ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition: Bacterial, ...
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by pathogenic members of the bacterial genus Leptospira. The disease has been described as the zoonosis with the widest geographical distribution. Clinical and serologic evidence for the presence of this  ...
George W. Beran, 1994
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Tropical Anemia
Leptospirosis and Anemia Leptospirosis is an important tropical disease with high prevalence in developing countries [4 - 6]. The main pathogen of leptospirosis is Leptospira spp, a bacteria in the spirochete group. Bharti et al. said that ...
Viroj Wiwanitkit, 2006
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Infectious Disease Secrets
Is there any particular geographic distribution of leptospirosis? Leptospires are ubiquitous and found on all inhabited continents. Cases of leptospirosis have been reported globally, but the disease is more prevalent in tropical regions.
Robert H. Gates, 2003
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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy - An Update
For severe leptospirosis, the primary therapy is penicillin G, which is used widely in clinical practice. Alternative regimens are ampicillin, amoxicillin, or erythromycin. Several other antibiotics, including cephalosporins, maybe useful, but clinical ...
Hiralal Konar, Pralhad Kushtagi, 2006
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Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases
Important animal reservoirs of leptospirosis for human transmission are rats and mice near human habitats, domestic animals such as cattle and swine, companion animals, especially dogs, and wild animals, especially rodents. Leptospirosis ...
Alan D.T. Barrett, Lawrence R. Stanberry, 2009
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Clinical Infectious Disease
Leptospirosis is an infection with spirochetes from the genus Leptospira. Infections are most commonly caused by Leptospira interrogans, of which more than 200 serovars infect humans. People become infected by exposure to animal urine or ...
David Schlossberg, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPTOSPIROSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leptospirosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Mumbai must learn from Andaman's lepto triumph' - The Times of India
MUMBAI: Once infamous for reporting one of the highest incidences of leptospirosis in the world, Andaman has fought a dramatic battle to turn ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Kurdistan's roadside butchers slice and serve despite rising hea
Kareem, who specializes in public health, said the disease risks include brucellosis, hemorrhagic fever, leptospirosis and hydatid cysts. “So it is ... «Rudaw, Jul 15»
3
'Mumbai must learn from Andaman's lepto triumph' | Mumbai NYOOOZ
When a massive leptospirosis outbreak gripped the island in 1980s, the authorities made the departments of health, animal husbandry and ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Leptospirosis scare: Kiran Dighavkar of M/East ward urges to take …
The meeting was held in the wake of recent deaths in Mumbai due to leptospirosis. Sandeep Gaikwad, city-based doctor, said, “The infection is ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
5
Thane Municipal Corporation up in arms against leptospirosis
Three cases of leptospirosis have been reported in Thane from January to July. However, all the three infected patients were successfully cured ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
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Recent Cases of Leptospirosis in Parts of the U.S. of Concern to Dog …
This week a number of dogs frequenting the same dog park in Fresno, California, are reported to have been infected with leptospirosis, ... «American Kennel Club, Jul 15»
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Alerta sanitaria de Leptospirosis
La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica (zoonosis) es decir un padecimiento que los animales trasmiten a los seres humanos, que tiene ... «lajornadanet, Jul 15»
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MNS, Shiv Sena blames migrants for leptospirosis
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), on Monday claimed that leptospirosis is triggered due to unchecked migration of people from Bihar, ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
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Leptospirosis Cases : 11 out of 16 deaths caused due to delay in …
Investigations by the civic body into each death caused by leptospirosis in the last 12 days indicate that at least 11 lives could have been saved ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Fresno health officials warn pet owners of leptospirosis outbreak …
Nine dogs have been infected recently with leptospirosis, and the latest case came from Woodward Dog Park. We're learning it can be ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
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