Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by Leptospira bacteria. It is commonly spread through contact with water or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals, especially rats.<\/p>\n
Common symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n Symptoms can appear about 2\u201330 days after exposure and may include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Sudden fever and chills In some people, the infection can become serious and affect the kidneys, liver, lungs, or brain. Warning signs include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) Seek medical care promptly if you develop fever or other symptoms after wading\/swimming in floodwater, walking through contaminated water, or having contact with potentially infected animals. Early treatment with appropriate antibiotics can reduce complications.<\/p>\n Prevention<\/strong> Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by Leptospira bacteria. It is commonly spread through contact with water or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals, especially rats. Common symptoms Symptoms can appear about 2\u201330 days after exposure and may include: \u2022 Sudden fever and chills \u2022 Severe headache \u2022 Muscle aches, especially in the calves […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-1-pest-control-services","post-with-thumbnail","post-with-thumbnail-large"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Severe headache
\n\u2022 Muscle aches, especially in the calves and lower back
\n\u2022 Red eyes
\n\u2022 Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
\n\u2022 Abdominal pain
\n\u2022 Fatigue
\n\u2022 Severe leptospirosis<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Very little or no urine
\n\u2022 Difficulty breathing
\n\u2022 Confusion or extreme weakness
\n\u2022 Bleeding<\/p>\n
\n\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Avoid swimming or wading in potentially contaminated floodwater.
\n\u2022 Wear boots and protective clothing when exposure is unavoidable.
\n\u2022 Cover cuts and wounds with waterproof dressings.
\n\u2022 Wash hands and body thoroughly after possible exposure.
\n\u2022 Control rats and other rodents around homes and workplaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"