Leptospirosis symptoms and prevention
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is suffering from a serious disease named ‘Leptospirosis’. Doctors said that he was being given antibiotics. The 50-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was admitted to Fortis Hospital Mohali on Wednesday for a routine checkup. After being admitted to the hospital, the report of Bhagwant Mann’s leptospirosis has come out. Let us tell you, Leptospirosis is also known as rat fever. It is a bacterial infection caused by the bug Leptospira. Know from Dr. Vibhu, allergy expert at Vibhu Nursing Home and Rainbow Hospital, what are the symptoms of this disease and what should be done for prevention?
Symptoms of leptospirosis disease
High fever and headache, muscle cramps, chills, severe muscle pain, stomach ache, red spots on the skin, jaundice, cough.
What is leptospirosis?
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by a bacterial infection. This disease spreads from animals to humans. Leptospirosis is spread due to rat urine. If their urine gets into water or food, it can cause this disease. If an animal has this germ and you touch it or through its mouth, you can become a victim of it. If you are eating non-veg, if there is leptospirosis inside its tissue, you can still become a victim of it. In severe cases, it can cause breathing problems. Heart, kidney and liver can also be damaged. There is also a possibility of death due to this.
How is leptospirosis spread?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ‘Leptospirosis’ is a bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals. Humans become infected through direct contact with the urine of infected animals or urine-contaminated environments. The bacteria enter the body through cuts or scratches on the skin or through the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose and eyes.
Leptospirosis treatment and prevention measures
The best way to prevent leptospirosis is to stay away from contaminated water. Keep your food in a place where rats cannot come. Always keep food collapsed. Stay away from animal urine as much as possible. Animals swim or bathe a lot in rivers and waterfalls, which can cause you to get infected, so do not bathe in them. Where there have been floods you need to take a lot of protection. In this disease you should never take any medicine on your own. If you are feeling any symptoms then contact the doctor and get treatment only after consulting him.
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