Infectious jaundice (also known as Weil's disease) is a severe form of Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection caused by Leptospira bacteria. Humans contract it through contact with water or soil contaminated by the urine of infected animals, leading to liver damage, jaundice, renal failure, and fever.
Infectious jaundice is also known as which disease?
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