一个养鱼者与白病的遭遇:一个案例报告
Hamza Rashid1, Ayooluwa K Omoloye2, Siraj Y Abualnaja1
1Medicine, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, GBR.
Cureus
|November 6, 2023
概括
莱普托斯皮罗斯是一种细菌性动物感染性疾病,可以引起严重的疾病. 早期诊断和及时治疗,特别是考虑到职业暴露,对于预防患者的快速恶化至关重要.
科学领域:
- 医学微生物学 医学微生物学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 动物传播感染 动物传播感染
背景情况:
- 莱普托斯皮罗斯是一种由 * Leptospira * 细菌引起的动物传播疾病,通过感染的动物或受污染的环境传播.
- 虽然在发展中国家普遍存在,但其在英国的发病率显著低,每10万人口中有0.14例.
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