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Weil Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Weil Disease
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.400.794.511.739
Unique ID
D014895
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014895
Annotation
if not caused by LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE, coord IM with specific Leptospira interrogans serovar (IM) or LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS (IM)
Scope Note
A severe form of LEPTOSPIROSIS, usually caused by LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE and occasionally other serovars. It is transmitted to humans by the rat and is characterized by hemorrhagic and renal symptoms with accompanying JAUNDICE.
Entry Version
WEIL DIS
Entry Term(s)
Jaundice, Spirochetal
Leptospirosis, Icterohemorrhagic
Weil's Disease
NLM Classification #
WC 420
Public MeSH Note
2003; see WEIL'S DISEASE 1963-2002
History Note
2003 (1963)
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Weil Disease Preferred
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