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单词 leptospirosis
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Definition of leptospirosis in English:

leptospirosis

noun ˌlɛptə(ʊ)spʌɪˈrəʊsɪsˌlɛptoʊˌspaɪˈroʊsəs
mass noun
  • An infectious bacterial disease occurring in rodents, dogs, and other mammals, which can be transmitted to humans.

    钩端螺旋体病(一种细菌性传染疾病,发生于啮齿类动物、犬及其他哺乳动物中,也可传染给人)。参见WEIL'S DISEASE

    The bacterium is a spirochaete of the genus Leptospira

    See also Weil's disease
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At present the prevention of human leptospirosis is very difficult at it is impossible to eliminate animal reservoirs.
    • At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out.
    • Another person was killed by the postflood infectious disease leptospirosis on Thursday, bringing the death toll to nine.
    • With increasing awareness of the disease, many investigators have started working on leptospirosis.
    • Animal health will also feature prominently, with advice on controlling diseases such as pneumonia, BVD and leptospirosis.
    • Rats have been known to cause the deadly disease leptospirosis when they bite humans.
    • Thai public health authorities have already reported an outbreak of leptospirosis - a disease caused by bacteria contained in rat urine.
    • Puppies should be vaccinated against distemper, infectious hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and rabies.
    • Farmers have been warned about the risk of picking up the infectious disease, leptospirosis, from unvaccinated cattle.
    • Development of a recombinant system for these genes for the expression of these proteins would be an important step in the development of better indigenous diagnostic systems for leptospirosis.
    • I have been hearing about a potentially fatal kidney disease in dogs, leptospirosis, becoming a problem in Connecticut and Long Island.
    • Conjunctivitis can also be a symptom of other infections such as measles or leptospirosis, a bacterial infection.
    • This is aggravating an already festering situation produced by outbreaks of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis-A, leptospirosis, cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
    • These very common symptoms lead to difficulties in detecting the disease, and leptospirosis can only be accurately diagnosed through a blood examination.
    • According to the National Disease Surveillance Centre there were 6 human cases of leptospirosis recorded in 2002 and 5 probable cases have been reported to date in 2003.
    • The provincial Minister of Agriculture is recommending that people stay away from dog and other small mammal urine, which could be contaminated with leptospirosis, the bacteria that causes fever and conjunctivitis.
    • At least 52 people have died of illnesses associated with the floods, including diarrhea, leptospirosis, respiratory infections and dengue fever.
    • The Health Ministry has warned that people are at risk of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and leptospirosis, but authorities quickly ran out of water purification tablets and had to wait for new supplies from overseas.
    • The available serological techniques for the diagnosis of leptospirosis have less sensitivity during the early stage of the disease.
    • Dogs require vaccinations against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus, and throughout their lives need periodical deworming, daily exercise and proper nutrition.

Origin

1920s: from lepto- 'narrow' + Greek speira 'coil' + -osis.

Definition of leptospirosis in US English:

leptospirosis

nounˌleptōˌspīˈrōsəsˌlɛptoʊˌspaɪˈroʊsəs
  • An infectious bacterial disease that occurs in rodents, dogs, and other mammals and can be transmitted to humans.

    钩端螺旋体病(一种细菌性传染疾病,发生于啮齿类动物、犬及其他哺乳动物中,也可传染给人)。参见WEIL'S DISEASE

    The bacterium is a spirochete of the genus Leptospira

    See also Weil's disease
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Farmers have been warned about the risk of picking up the infectious disease, leptospirosis, from unvaccinated cattle.
    • According to the National Disease Surveillance Centre there were 6 human cases of leptospirosis recorded in 2002 and 5 probable cases have been reported to date in 2003.
    • These very common symptoms lead to difficulties in detecting the disease, and leptospirosis can only be accurately diagnosed through a blood examination.
    • Dogs require vaccinations against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus, and throughout their lives need periodical deworming, daily exercise and proper nutrition.
    • Conjunctivitis can also be a symptom of other infections such as measles or leptospirosis, a bacterial infection.
    • At present the prevention of human leptospirosis is very difficult at it is impossible to eliminate animal reservoirs.
    • This is aggravating an already festering situation produced by outbreaks of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis-A, leptospirosis, cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
    • Thai public health authorities have already reported an outbreak of leptospirosis - a disease caused by bacteria contained in rat urine.
    • I have been hearing about a potentially fatal kidney disease in dogs, leptospirosis, becoming a problem in Connecticut and Long Island.
    • The available serological techniques for the diagnosis of leptospirosis have less sensitivity during the early stage of the disease.
    • The provincial Minister of Agriculture is recommending that people stay away from dog and other small mammal urine, which could be contaminated with leptospirosis, the bacteria that causes fever and conjunctivitis.
    • At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out.
    • Animal health will also feature prominently, with advice on controlling diseases such as pneumonia, BVD and leptospirosis.
    • Rats have been known to cause the deadly disease leptospirosis when they bite humans.
    • Puppies should be vaccinated against distemper, infectious hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and rabies.
    • At least 52 people have died of illnesses associated with the floods, including diarrhea, leptospirosis, respiratory infections and dengue fever.
    • The Health Ministry has warned that people are at risk of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and leptospirosis, but authorities quickly ran out of water purification tablets and had to wait for new supplies from overseas.
    • Development of a recombinant system for these genes for the expression of these proteins would be an important step in the development of better indigenous diagnostic systems for leptospirosis.
    • Another person was killed by the postflood infectious disease leptospirosis on Thursday, bringing the death toll to nine.
    • With increasing awareness of the disease, many investigators have started working on leptospirosis.

Origin

1920s: from lepto- ‘narrow’ + Greek speira ‘coil’ + -osis.

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