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Leptospirosis

Nombres alternativos:

Enfermedad de Weil; Fiebre icterohemorrágica; Fiebre de los arrozales; Fiebre de los cortadores de caña; Fiebre de los pantanos; Fiebre del fango; Ictericia hemorrágica; Enfermedad de Stuttgart; Fiebre por Leptospira canicola

Prevención:

Para prevenir esta enfermedad se deben evitar las áreas de aguas estancadas, especialmente en los climas tropicales y, si la persona se encuentra expuesta a áreas de alto riego, éste se puede disminuir tomando doxiciclina.

Anticuerpos

Fecha de revisión: 9/25/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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