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Water Fever
nonicteric leptospirosis, an acute infectious disease, one of the intestinal diseases. It is spread mainly by contaminated water. The causative agent is Leptospira grippotyphosa. The reservoir of the infection is mouselike rodents and some domestic animals. Water fever was first described by the Soviet scientist V. A. Bashenin in 1928. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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