Puerto Rico has reported at least 76 cases of suspected and confirmed leptospirosis
October 27th, 2017
CNN
“….Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease caused by infection with pathogenic Leptospira species (2). Humans can be infected through direct contact with urine from an infected animal or by contact with urine-contaminated soil or water, often during flooding (3). Approximately 90% of patients with leptospirosis experience a nonspecific, self-limited illness with symptoms of fever, chills, nausea, or headache (2). Pain in the calf and low back muscles and conjunctival suffusion without purulent discharge are distinctive features (2). Approximately 10% of patients develop severe illness, which is characterized by any combination of jaundice, renal failure, aseptic meningitis, cardiac arrhythmia, gastrointestinal symptoms, pulmonary hemorrhage, or circulatory collapse and is associated with a 5%–15% case fatality rate (2)…..”
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