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| Weil's dis·ease [ vlz də zeez, wlz də zeez ] |
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bacterial infection from animals: a severe form of leptospirosis, usually resulting from contact with the urine of infected animals such as rats. Symptoms include jaundice, anemia, hemorrhaging, fever, and meningitis.
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| [Late 19th century. After H. Adolf Weil (1848-1916), German physician] |
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