Leptospirosis
Alternate Names : Cane-Cutter Fever, Canicola Fever, Hemorrhagic Jaundice, Icterohemorrhagic Fever, Mud Fever, Rice-Field Fever, Stuttgart Disease, Swamp Fever, Swineherd's Disease, Weil Disease
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Leptospirosis Symptoms & Signs
- Incubation period of 2 to 26 days (average 10 days)
- Abrupt onset of fever, rigors, myalgias, and headache in 75 to 100% of patients
- Dry cough (25-35% of cases)
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (50% of cases)
- Less common symptoms include joint aches, bone pain, sore throat, and abdominal pain
- Conjunctivitis
- Approximately 7 to 40% of patients may have muscle tenderness, an enlarged spleen or liver, enlarged lymph glands, sore throat, muscle rigidity, abnormal lung sounds, or skin rash
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