Leptospirosis
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Leslie A. Tengelsen, PhD, DVM – Epidemiology
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that is usually spread through water, food, or soil contaminated by the urine of infected animals. Dogs and rats are the most common domestic animals that spread the infection to people. Symptoms of leptospirosis, if they develop, often begin suddenly and may include severe…