Leptospirosis is acute febrile infection caused by bacterium Leptospira interrogans.
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis which affects wild rodents and mammals, as well as cattle and pigs. These infected animals they excrete the bacteria by urine, thus contaminating the environment.
The person may be infected by these bacteria direct contact with the urine of infected wild animals, mainly rodents, or by the exposure to contaminated water through the Leptospira. After contact, the bacteria penetrates the mucous membranes and skin and spreads through the bloodstream.
The risk of contamination is greatest during the rainy season, floods and floods.
Leptospirosis can be diagnosed and treated by the general practitioner or infectious.
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