All Posts Tagged With: "Leptospirosis"

Linda’s comment…Why do we have re-emerging leptospirosis.  It is scary to watch so many changes in the world which is changing our lives….

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21414083

Excerpt:

 It is anticipated that current 
international initiatives will assess the global burden of 
leptospirosis, while mathematical modelling of transmission dynamics 
will allow the identification and testing of appropriate intervention 
and outbreak response measures within the coming years.
© 2011 The Authors. Clinical Microbiology and Infection © 2011 European 
Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Human leptospirosis can be a difficult infection to describe, as the
symptoms can vary dramatically between patients. Some symptoms are
extremely common, but only a small number of patients will experience
the severe life-threatening illness known as Weil’s disease. The
severity of the infection depends on the age and general health of the
patient, plus the serovar (strain) of bacteria involved and the number
of bacteria that entered the patient’s body. Continued