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单词 Weil's disease
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Definition of Weil's disease in English:

Weil's disease

nounvʌɪlzˈvaɪlz dəˌziz
mass noun
  • A severe, sometimes fatal, form of leptospirosis transmitted by rats via contaminated water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The incidence of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea, hepatitis, Weil's disease etc are on the rise.
    • Epidemics such as malaria, Dengue fever, Weil's disease, etc. continue to claim several lives every year.
    • Weil's disease, contracted from the urine and faeces of rats, can be fatal if not caught on time.
    • ‘We are not aware of any big increase in Weil's disease though it will be a number of months before we get the figures through,’ he said.
    • Leptospirosis is rare in the UK, and Weil's disease extremely rare.
    • The river water is untreated and can harbour germs that cause illnesses such as Weil's disease.
    • Icteric leptospirosis or Weil's disease is seen in about 10 per cent of the patients.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after H. Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician.

 
 

Definition of Weil's disease in US English:

Weil's disease

nounˈvaɪlz dəˌzizˈvīlz dəˌzēz
  • A severe, sometimes fatal, form of leptospirosis transmitted by rats via contaminated water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The river water is untreated and can harbour germs that cause illnesses such as Weil's disease.
    • The incidence of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea, hepatitis, Weil's disease etc are on the rise.
    • Icteric leptospirosis or Weil's disease is seen in about 10 per cent of the patients.
    • Epidemics such as malaria, Dengue fever, Weil's disease, etc. continue to claim several lives every year.
    • Weil's disease, contracted from the urine and faeces of rats, can be fatal if not caught on time.
    • ‘We are not aware of any big increase in Weil's disease though it will be a number of months before we get the figures through,’ he said.
    • Leptospirosis is rare in the UK, and Weil's disease extremely rare.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after H. Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician.

 
 
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