-Is a zoonosis Coused by spirochetes of the genus laptospira, affecting many domestic and wild animals, particularly rodent and rat,
-laptospirosis is acquired by indirect contact {Contact of the skin or mucus membrene wi animal urine, Contiminated water eg inside water when swimming} And by direct Contact with infected animal,
-Zoonosis are disease that are transmitted by direct contact with infected animal,
____Sign of laptospirosis _______
mild form or first sign of laptospirosis are,
-After and incubation period of one to three weeks, Influenza like illness, higher fever, chills, headech,, often Combined with gastrointestinal disorder abdominal pain, neusea, and vomiting, and possible pulmonary signs {Cough and chest pain}, other sign like Conjectival haemorrhage.
Treat with antibiotics and analgesic drug like,
Tab p/mol, aspirin,
Antibiotics treatment should be administer as soon,
moderate form,
Amoxicillin, doxycycline, erythromycin, ampicillin, etc,
Prevention measures,
-Environnemental control and treatment of water to prevent the spread of water related diseases,
-Avoid bathing on endemic areas,
-immunization is restricted to personal exposed in the Coused of their work.....
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Disease and treatment,