How to Use leptospirosis in a Sentence

leptospirosis

noun
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  • Of these, leptospirosis is the only one that can be transmitted by urine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 July 2022
  • Why have the leptospirosis numbers been higher in 2021?
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Symptoms of leptospirosis may include high fever and headaches, and it is sometimes mistaken for a case of the flu.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The lack of access to clean water can also raise the risk for infections like leptospirosis, which can be found in the urine of rats and rodents.
    — Sanya Mansoor, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • All of the rain and standing water might might be leading to an increase in a bacterial disease called leptospirosis.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2017
  • Born on May 21, Romeo had the grave misfortune to contract leptospirosis, an infection caused by a bacteria that can live in water or wet soil.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Their urine can kill, too, through leptospirosis, an infection that can lead to meningitis and kidney failure.
    — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023
  • The family -- like many in Puerto Rico -- had never heard of leptospirosis and still has no idea exactly where the elder Sanyet could have gotten it.
    — Martin Savidge, CNN, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Many leptospirosis infections are mild and likely to be missed, so the numbers of infections are likely much higher.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Having learned of other Eco-Challenge athletes who had fallen ill, Kubak had already picked his: leptospirosis.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Outdoor dining sheds are vectors for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rat urine, to even the richest parts of the city.
    — Curbed, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Here's where the recovery effort stands: The death toll on the island has risen to 49 people, with the latest victim dying from leptospirosis, a bacterial illness.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In the meantime, humans diagnosed with leptospirosis face a more urgent problem.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2017
  • New York City has reported an increase in human cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that the city reports has been spread by rats.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Rats also carry the rare bacterial disease known as leptospirosis, which recently killed one person and sickened two in the Bronx.
    — Emily Atkin, New Republic, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Most of the island’s residents still do not have electricity and basic needs, and there's been a leptospirosis outbreak due to lack of accessible potable water in certain parts of the island.
    — Tatiana Tenreyro, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The man had a rare but severe bout of leptospirosis, which is a bacterial infection marked by fever, jaundice, kidney failure, and hemorrhage.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Floodwaters can become contaminated with urine from rats, which can increase the risk of leptospirosis.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The unnamed victim died of the bacterial disease leptospirosis.
    — Rachel Riederer, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2017
  • That includes not only B. miyamotoi disease and Lyme disease, but also syphilis, leptospirosis, and others.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bacteria that cause leptospirosis spread through the urine of infected animals, and can survive for weeks or months in water or soil.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The mayor of Canóvanas, in the northeast part of the island, reported over the weekend that several people in her city had died of leptospirosis, the bacterial disease Mr. Bastardo is believed to have caught from the floodwaters.
    — Frances Robles, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Finally, there was leptospirosis, an infection that rats, dogs and other animals sometimes spread by urinating in or near freshwater lakes and streams.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bacteria that cause leptospirosis are spread through animal urine.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Alarmed by the reports of leptospirosis and news that some thirsty villages are drinking from potentially tainted streams and springs, the government began distributing water purification pills and filters this week.
    — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 13 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to the rabies vaccine, your furry friend can benefit from preventive shots like the leptospirosis vaccine, which prevents against a bacterial infection passed from wildlife.
    — Elizabeth Sheldon, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2022
  • Infectious diseases can be rapidly transmitted through floodwaters, leading to outbreaks of cholera, typhoid, leptospirosis, and meningitis that destroy the lives of the poor even after the floodwaters recede.
    — Longreads, 20 Oct. 2017
  • New York City dog owners are being warned after several pets may have been sickened by leptospirosis, a disease commonly associated with rats.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Symptoms of leptospirosis may include fever, chills, vomiting, muscle aches or diarrhea and usually appear one to two weeks after exposure.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Exposure to the contaminated waters can also lead to tetanus and leptospirosis, a rare illness from floodwater that is a bacterial disease spread through the urine of infected animals, according to the CDC.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023

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