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There have been increasing cases of people contracting the dreaded leptospirosis, or widely known as rat urine disease in the recent years.\u00a0 How does queerly named disease actually affect us? For instance, there were 55 deaths in 2011 and 48 deaths in 2012 due to leptospirosis.\u00a0 Once we are infected, we will experience muscle aches, fever, migraines, redness in the eyes, and joint pain.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t think that is bad, people in severe cases will suffer from liver damage, bleeding in the intestines and lungs, kidney failure, vomiting and heart failure.\u00a0 Some have horrible cases of diarrhoea and we all know what that is like.\u00a0 Symptoms surface 2 to 10 days after being exposed to this disease.<\/p>\n

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This deadly bacterial infection can be spread through mainly rats and mice but they can also be passed on by cows, sheep, dogs, rabbits and some marine animals.\u00a0 It is transmitted through the urine of the above-mentioned animals.\u00a0 Skin contact or swallowing of contaminated water results in contracting leptospirosis.\u00a0 Open wounds exposed to infected water produce the same results.<\/p>\n

For treatment, penicillin and antibiotics such as ampicillin and doxycycline should be consumed.\u00a0 For complicated cases, the infected have to be hospitalized for dialysis or salt solution infusions.<\/p>\n

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There are a few ways to prevent getting infected.\u00a0 For instance, always wash your cutlery and cups before eating and drinking.\u00a0 Make it a habit to rinse the top of carbonated cans before gulping it down.\u00a0 Avoid areas with stagnant water and constantly clean up after doing outdoor activities.<\/p>\n

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