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Besides calf pain, what are other symptoms of leptospirosis?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Flu-like symptoms: The disease starts with a fever, headache, and other flu-like symptoms. After recovering from those symptoms, you can then go on to develop meningitis, kidney failure, and liver damage with jaundice.

Answered 4/18/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Leptospirosis: Leptospirosis sx's include high fever, nausea, vomiting abdominal pain, diarrhea, jaundice, headache, chills, severe muscle aches of calves & lower back, red eyes & rash. Some people go on to have a 2nd phase with possible meningitis, renal or liver failure & even death. It is diagnosed wi antibody tests.

Answered 7/4/2020

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