Weil's disease
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Weil's disease
Named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician
Example Sentences
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The acute form of the illness, Weil's disease, can cause jaundice and even kidney failure.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
Doctors said he had suspected leptospirosis, also called Weil's disease.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022
He died two weeks later from kidney failure, a symptom of Weil's disease, which is carried by rats.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 28, 2016
Some patients experience a second wave of the disease, called Weil's disease, which is more severe and can cause organ failure.
From US News • Aug. 11, 2016
Weil's disease is characterized by sudden onsets of malaise, often intense muscular pain, high fever for several days, followed by jaundice, frequently accompanied by complications.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
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