swineherd's disease

swineherd's disease
swine·herd's disease 'swīn-.hərdz- n a form of leptospirosis contracted from swine called also swineherder's disease

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leptospirosis, manifested as a benign meningitis, caused by Leptospira interrogans, primarily serovars pomona and tarassovi, and affecting those who work with swine or pork or come in contact with the urine of carriers.

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