CANDABA – A fourth year student in Paralaya High School had been recently diagnosed to be suffering with leptospirosis.
Benita Delos Santos, in an interview, confirmed that her son Meljun, 16 was infected with leptospirosis after the latter’s open wound was exposed to floodwater.
“Tumulong pa siyang magtaas ng gamit sa aming bahay ng tumataas ang tubig at pagkatapos ay nilagnat na siya ng mataas ng ilang araw,” she said.
The mother added that her son had been continuously discharging his food intake while having high fever.
Meljun was brought to San Luis District Hospital wherein he was subjected to various medical tests.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals.
Humans become infected through direct contact with the urine of infected animals or with a urine-contaminated environment.
The bacteria enter the body through cuts or abrasions on the skin, or through the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose and eyes.
In the early stages of the disease, symptoms include high fever, severe headache, muscle pain, chills, redness of the eyes, abdominal pain, jaundice, haemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes, vomiting, diarrhoea, and rash.
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