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Leptospirosis

  • Leptospira interrogans
  • spirochaete, 5-15µm
  • viable in stagnant alkaline water / wet soil

Course

  • Enter via damaged skin/mucosa
  • incubation 1-2 weeks
  • 90% flu-like febrile illness, resolves spontaneously
  • Severe form leads to Weils disease
    • Haemorrhagic disease, liver failure

Risks - contaminated water

  • swimmers
  • miners
  • farmers
  • sewage workers
  • canoeists
  • water skiers

Control