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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa. The word comes from the Greek gastro- meaning of the stomach and -itis meaning inflammation. Depending on the cause, it may persist acutely or chronically and may coincide with more serious conditions such as atrophy of the stomach.

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-'''Leptospirosis''' (also known as '''Weil's disease''', '''canicola fever''', '''canefield fever''',  '''nanukayami fever''', '''7-day fever''' and many more<ref name=NORD>[http://children.webmd.com/Weil-Syndrome Weil Syndrome<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is a [[infectious disease|bacterial]] [[zoonotic]]  disease caused by [[spirochaete]]s of the [[genus]] ''[[Leptospira]]'' that affects [[human]]s and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.  It was first described by [[Adolf Weil (physician)|Adolf Weil]] in 1886 when he reported an "acute infectious disease with [[splenomegaly|enlargement of spleen]], [[jaundice]] and [[nephritis]]". ''Leptospira'' was first observed in 1907 from a [[post mortem]] [[kidney|renal tissue]] slice.<ref>Stimson AM (1907).  "Note on an organism found in yellow-fever tissue."  ''Public Health Reports'' '''22''':541.</ref>
+'''Gastritis''' is [[inflammation]] of the [[gastric mucosa]].  The word comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''gastro-'' meaning of the stomach and ''-itis'' meaning inflammation.  Depending on the cause, it may persist acutely or chronically and may coincide with more serious conditions such as [[atrophy]] of the stomach.
-Though being recognised among the world's most common [[zoonosis|zoonoses]], leptospirosis is a relatively rare  bacterial [[infection]] in humans. The infection is commonly transmitted to humans by allowing [[fresh water]] that has been contaminated by animal [[urine]] to come in contact with unhealed breaks in the [[skin]], [[eye]]s  or with the [[mucous membrane]]s. Outside of [[Tropics|tropical]] areas, leptospirosis cases have a relatively distinct seasonality with most of them occurring August-September/February-March.
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