How to Use leptospirosis in a Sentence

leptospirosis

noun
  • Of these, leptospirosis is the only one that can be transmitted by urine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 July 2022
  • The signs of leptospirosis include flu-like symptoms with high fever, headache, chills and muscle aches.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Chris had Weil's disease, an acute, severe form of leptospirosis.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Still, leptospirosis has not been a prime concern from the rats' mischief until recently.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Leptospira can cause leptospirosis, which can result in fevers, headaches, chills, muscle aches and vomiting.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • In the meantime, humans diagnosed with leptospirosis face a more urgent problem.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 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
  • Floodwaters can become contaminated with urine from rats, which can increase the risk of leptospirosis.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The department held a virtual event Wednesday to inform workers about leptospirosis and other health risks.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Some of these can be severe, such as leptospirosis, also called Weil’s disease, which can cause kidney and liver damage and even death without treatment.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The unnamed victim died of the bacterial disease leptospirosis.
    — Rachel Riederer, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Pet owners whose animals may have consumed recalled pet food are advised to contact a veterinarian due to risks such as leptospirosis.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • In humans, leptospirosis is often asymptomatic.
    — Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Everybody slept on the third floor of Liway’s house, and Yolanda’s youngest daughter contracted leptospirosis.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In its advisory last week, the health department said leptospirosis is spread via bacteria in infected animals’ urine.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Dozens of cases of leptospirosis, an illness spread by contaminated water, are suspected.
    — Samantha Matsumoto, OregonLive.com, 30 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
  • Raccoons can also carry roundworm in their droppings and spread leptospirosis through infected urine or contaminated soil.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • In January, city and county health officials confirmed positive tests for leptospirosis in dogs and rats within the encampment.
    — Amanda Hari, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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