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Rat Fever Alert: Leptospirosis and How to Prevent It

Rat Fever Alert: Leptospirosis and How to Prevent It

Rat Fever: Various diseases can be contracted during the rainy season. One of them is rat fever. The Health Department has clarified that people should be vigilant to prevent the spread of rat fever. Those who come into contact with water bodies and sewage are also at risk of contracting rat fever.


 

Rat fever is a bacterial infection transmitted through contact with rats and contaminated food and drinks. The risk of rats increases as garbage piles up. Rats multiply in unsanitary conditions and their urine is also produced.


 

Rats are permanent residents not only on roadsides and in forests, but also around the kitchen of houses. The urine of the rats that multiply in this way also gets into the water. However, many people do not pay attention to this and enter the water, which is the reason why they catch rat fever.

 

The disease enters the human body by going into water bodies, ponds, ponds, farms and fields where rats frequent, working or bathing without taking sufficient precautions.

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What is Leptospirosis 

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a spirochete belonging to the genus Leptospira. Leptospirosis is spread by the feces of animals mixed with water. This disease is transmitted to people who come into contact with water mixed with urine and feces of infected rats, squirrels, cows, goats, and dogs. The disease enters the human body through wounds on the skin or through the eyes, nose, and mouth.

 

Symptoms can begin to appear within three to ten days after the germs enter the body. The first symptom is usually a fever. You will experience a very high fever. You will also start to itch and red, blistered spots will appear all over the body. Symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea are also common.

How to prevent it?

  • Those who go into water or sewage areas should wear shoes that cover their chests and knees and a mask. Do not allow children to play in stagnant water
  • Those involved in cleaning activities and those who have come into contact with sewage should take 200 mg of doxycycline tablets once a week.
  • Doxycycline prophylaxis should be continued as long as there is continued contact with sewage.
  • If you experience the initial symptoms of leptospirosis, contact a health worker immediately. Avoid self-treatment.

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