Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin. Antibiotics should be given as early as possible if a healthcare professional thinks you may have leptospirosis.

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The history of flags intended to represent lesbians - specifically lesbians - is a fraught one. Everything presented below represents the best encapsulation of events and discussions as we know it, presented in good faith

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Without treatment, leptospirosis in people can lead to kidney damage, meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord), liver failure, trouble breathing, and even death.

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One of the first lesbian flags, the labrys flag, was designed in 1999 by Sean Campbell and introduced in June 2000 Pride issue of Gay and Lesbian Times magazine. A purple field calls back to the Victorian association between violets and lesbians, rooted in

If you are experiencing homelessness or living in a shelter or other facility that has a lot of people living closely together, you may also have a higher risk of getting leptospirosis.

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If you think you may have leptospirosis, see a healthcare provider right away so that they can run tests and start you on effective medicine to treat it.

Sappho's poetry, with a black triangle drawn from Nazi badges for lesbians. Centered in the triangle, the labrys, a supposedly Amazonian weapon used by feminists since the 1970s as a clitoral symbol of female empowerment, finishes the flag. This flag never gained widespread use, possibly because it was designed by a gay man and not a lesbian, and possibly because of the unfortunate association between lesbian separatists & transphobes and the labrys.The flag bears no explicit connection to lesbian separatists but may cause discomfort due to their attempts to claim it.

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If you may be exposed as a result of your job (veterinarians, veterinary staff, raising farm animals, dairy workers, animal control, butcher or slaughterhouse workers, sewage and sanitation workers, military and first responders):

The bacteria that cause leptospirosis are spread through the urine (pee) of infected animals. The bacteria can survive in contaminated water or soil for weeks to months. Many different kinds of wild and domestic animals carry the bacteria, including:

Just like people, animals can become infected through contact with contaminated urine or other body fluids in water or soil. Signs and symptoms in infected animals can vary widely, and some animals don't show symptoms at all.

More information about leptospirosis, a disease caused by bacteria that is more common after hurricanes, floods, and heavy rainfall.

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Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Leptospira that can be found in contaminated water or soil. It affects many different kinds of animals and people.

Citations linked inline where appropriate. Some of this is just stuff that Spider remembers because he was there for when it happened. Some information and images derived from the LGBTQIA+ wiki. Sapphic flag images including meaning of stripes duplicated from Lydia's Tumblr for clarity of meaning. Link provided directly to Lydia's Tumblr as requested.

Emily Gwen has since walked back some of her statements regarding asexual people (namely, rejecting asexual people unless they were LGBTQIA+ in some other way as well) but has not walked back some of their other statements, specifically regarding bisexual or multi-spec lesbians, stating those identities are "lesbophobic, harmful, and offensive" to her definition of lesbianism, which centers itself around men by centering non-attraction to men as lesbianism's primary attribute.

If you're involved in activities that put you in contact with water, soil or animals, you may be at increased risk for infection. These activities include:

The concept of a singular lesbian flag has remained elusive and NerdyKeppie does not use many of the prevalent lesbian flags. As a lesbian themself, Spider has chosen the flag they feel most comfortable with, the Sapphic/Inclusive Lesbian/Lesbian Flag For Everyone (right). Why this flag, and why not the others?

When these animals are infected, they may have no symptoms of the disease. Infected animals may continue to urinate the bacteria into the environment for several months or years.

The colors of the flag are drawn from the Sappho poem at the beginning of this blog post, and the meanings attributed to those colors resonate as broad community colors, tying people together rather than dividing them. This is one of Spider's most dearly-held ideals for community: queer community should unite people, not be strictly gatekept out of some sort of misbegotten ideals of "protection." Lydia's bright, cheerful colors make his creation a positive statement about the strength and unity of lesbians in community with one another, and the creation of a flag

The above point of view is one which Spider finds inappropriate -- his view of lesbianism centers sapphic love and community, not lack of attraction to men! -- and for this and other reasons, including ease of sourcing colors for thread, overall attraction to the colors and the meanings given by Lydia (they/she/he) in their original post about the flag, and generally just vibing with the flag, he chooses to use Lydia's flag.

If you take part in water recreation activities like swimming, boating, fishing, and adventure racing, some tips to avoid leptospirosis include:

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For a brief period of time in 2017, the "lipstick lesbian" flag (left) enjoyed some popularity; this popularity fell when it became clear the creator had not only taken the flag from a radio show's joke "cougar pride" flag but also expressed extensive racist, biphobic, transphobic and anti-butch sentiments on her blog. Natalie McCray's plagiarized flag is generally out of favor and no longer used. There was never an explanation as to the symbolism of the colors, probably because none ever existed.

One of the most common current flags is also referred to as the "sunset flag." There is some dispute as to who originally created it, though most communities credit Tumblr user "sadlesbeandisaster," also known as Emily Gwen (she/they). A prior version of the flag with the colors reversed was posted in July 2017 by Tumblr user shapeshifter-of-constellation. Whether this was a case of convergent evolution or of plagiarism is not established, though Emily Gwen denies having used shapeshifter-of-constellation's design. It was later condensed from a 7-stripe flag to a 5-stripe flag after a community poll conducted on Tumblr.

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About 1 million cases in people occur around the world each year, with nearly 60,000 deaths. Leptospirosis has been reported throughout the United States.

It generally takes 2-30 days to get sick after having contact with the bacteria that cause leptospirosis. The disease may occur in two phases: