ICD-11 code : 1B91;
Preferred Label : Leptospirosis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Leptospira. In the
first phase, this disease is characterized by generalised illness (fever, chills,
or myalgias) or individuals may be asymptomatic; in the second phase, the heart, liver,
kidneys, or brain may be affected by the infection (symptoms are dependent on the
site affected). Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated food or water, droplet
transmission, or direct cutaneous contact. Confirmation is by identification of Leptospira
in samples from the affected individual.;
ICD-11 synonym : fever due to leptospira autumnalis; seven-day fever; pretibial fever; mud fever; Nanukayami disease; leptospira interrogans canicola infection; EIA - [equine infectious anaemia]; equine infectious anaemia; leptospira interrogans autumnalis infection; leptospirosis canicola; leptospira interrogans pomona infection; swamp fever; Fort Bragg fever; leptospira interrogans infection; gikiyami; leptospira interrogans hebdomadis infection; Nanukayami fever;
ICD-11 acronym : EIA;
Origin ID : 751399056;
UMLS CUI : C0023364;
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- Semantic type(s)
A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Leptospira. In the
first phase, this disease is characterized by generalised illness (fever, chills,
or myalgias) or individuals may be asymptomatic; in the second phase, the heart, liver,
kidneys, or brain may be affected by the infection (symptoms are dependent on the
site affected). Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated food or water, droplet
transmission, or direct cutaneous contact. Confirmation is by identification of Leptospira
in samples from the affected individual.
