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The cause of stomachaches, vomiting, headaches, and fever in children who played regularly in a pond that was frequented by livestock.

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The infection caused by Leptospira interrogans which is an aerobic spirochete is known as leptospirosis. It infects body organs like liver, kidney, CNS along with many other body organs.

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