Leptospirosis Latest News
Five persons have succumbed to leptospirosis in Ernakulam, (Kerala ) over the past three weeks.
About Leptospirosis
- It is a potentially fatal zoonotic bacterial disease.
- The disease is caused by a bacterium called Leptospira interrogans, or Leptospira.
- The disease-causing bacteria found in the urine of animals such as rats, cattle, and dogs.
- The bacteria can infect humans by entering the body through tiny cracks and wounds in the soles of the feet.
- Prevalence: It is more prevalent in warm, humid countries and both urban and rural areas. Leptospirosis may occur in two phases
- After the first phase (symptoms: fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, or diarrhoea) the patient may recover for a time but become ill again.
- If a second phase occurs, it is more severe; the person may have kidney or liver failure or meningitis.
- Treatment: It can be treated with antibiotics.
Transmission of Leptospirosis
- It is a contagious disease in animals but is occasionally transmitted to humans in certain environmental conditions.
- The carriers of the disease can be either wild or domestic animals, including rodents, cattle, pigs, and dogs.
- The cycle of disease transmission begins with the shedding of leptospira, usually in the urine of infected animals.
- According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, infected animals can continue to excrete the bacteria into their surroundings for a few months, but sometimes up to several years.
Source: TH
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