№ 12Infectious Diseases13 min read
Leptospirosis, brucellosis, cholera
1. Big picture
These are zoonotic and water/food-borne infections that often appear in exam cases as “fever after exposure” or “severe diarrhea after contaminated water.”
| Disease | Core exam pattern |
|---|---|
| Leptospirosis | Fever + severe calf/lumbar myalgia + conjunctival suffusion after freshwater/animal urine exposure; severe form = Weil disease |
| Brucellosis | Prolonged undulating fever + nigh |
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