Contracting leptospirosis causes illness, such as jaundice, pulmonary hemorrhage, and kidney failure. In most severe cases it can lead to death. Japan is not spared from this disease, since many ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that causes illness in humans through contact with infected animal urine and contaminated water. It is not a disease that spreads from person to person; when ...

After an investigation that began in October of last year, Ventura County Public Health identified 19 people who had ...

But what exactly is leptospirosis, and what causes it? Here's a breakdown of the infection, its symptoms, and how it is ...

Getting to grips with a deadly infectious disease in the Philippines Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions that causes ...

Soil and water tests confirm workers in Ventura County raspberry fields were infected by the rare disease leptospirosis.