Leptospirosis

A contagious bacterial infection caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Humans are infected by contact with water and soil which have been contaminated with animal waste products. The signs and symptoms include an initial flu-like phase, followed by a second phase in which patients may develop meningitis, liver failure and renal failure.

Disease Alternative Name

weil disease

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Dr. Kishan Barai

General Practice

Please suggest me line of treatment for leptospirosis igm positive 52 yr/M C/o chill with fever since 2 days,nausea ,discomfort in abdominal O/e vital normal Cbc Wbc is 13000/- Platelets is normal Ns1 normal Mp antigen negative

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Manupati Rakesh Kumar

MBBS Student

b"35 yrs/F\nShe was having Fever with chills on and off for that she took Dolo 650mg for 5days .. which doesn't got sub...See More

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Dr. Sonali Singh

Emergency Medicine

A 23 yr old male presented with h/o high grade fever since 20 days. his investigations were Normal fir dengue serology, negative MP, negative leptospirosis,CBC tlc-4000, Hb- 10.9, LFT- SGPT- 216, PT-16, Alb-2.7,ESR-18. CXR-Normal USG s/o me...See More

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