SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkLeptospirosisSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateSignsandSymptomsMinusRelatedPagesInhumans,Leptospirosiscancauseawiderangeofsymptoms,including:HighfeverHeadacheChillsMuscleachesVomitingJaundice(yellowskinandeyes)RedeyesAbdominalpainDiarrheaRashManyofthesesymptomscanbemistakenforotherdiseases.Inaddition,someinfectedpersonsmayhavenosymptomsatall.Thetimebetweenaperson’sexposuretoacontaminatedsourceandbecomingsickis2daysto4weeks.Illnessusuallybeginsabruptlywithfeverandothersymptoms.Leptospirosismayoccurintwophases:Afterthefirstphase(withfever,chills,headache,muscleaches,vomiting,ordiarrhea)thepatientmayrecoverforatimebutbecomeillagain.Ifasecondphaseoccurs,itismoresevere;thepersonmayhavekidneyorliverfailureormeningitis.Theillnesslastsfromafewdaysto3weeksorlonger.Withouttreatment,recoverymaytakeseveralmonths.RelatedLinksSymptomsinPetsPagelastreviewed:October27,2017Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP)homeLeptospirosisInfectionSignsandSymptomsRiskofExposureexpandHurricanes,FloodsandLeptospirosisHuracanes,inundacionesyleptospirosisTreatmentPreventionPetsexpandInfectionSignsandSymptomsTreatmentPreventionHealthcareWorkersResourcesexpandLeptospirosisFactSheetHojadedatosdeLeptospirosisAdventureRacingandLeptospirosisLeptospirosisRiskinOutdoorActivitiesRelatedLinksBacterialSpecialPathogensBranch(BSPB)BSPBLaboratorySubmissionsFacebookTwitterLinkedInExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployeesofthesponsorsortheinformationandproductspresentedonthewebsite.Youwillbesubjecttothedestinationwebsite'sprivacyp