Leptospirosis

Pathophysiology + clinical signs Leptospires multiply quickly once they enter the blood stream.🩸 They attach to the blood vessel and cause vasculitis then spread and replicate in many organs, including the kidneys, liver, spleen, eyes, genital tract, and central nervous system (CNS)🧠. Severity of disease depends on the virulence of the organism and host susceptibility. […]

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with bacterial spirochetes of the genus Leptospira🦠.There are many serovars of leptospira and the vaccines in hong kong usually only protect 2 to 4 serovars. Unfortunately there are no cross-protection between them therefore even fully vaccinated animal can get infected. 😕..Leptospiral organisms prefer warm, moist, alkaline environments.💧 They