PUBLISHED APRIL 16, 2024 ...
Deadly in dogs and humans, cases of bacterial infection linked to rats trend up in NYC
* Symptoms range from fever to headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, jaundice and rash. The incubation period is usually 5 to 14 days, with a range of 2 to 30 days. If not treated, kidney failure, meningitis, liver damage and respiratory distress can occur. Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, like penicillin and doxycycline.
* Over the last 22 years, just 98 locally acquired cases have been reported. Clinically, cases presented with ..acute renal and ..hepatic failure, and occasionally ..severe pulmonary involvement. Six of those 98 patients died. The median case age was 50, usually male (94%) and reported most often from the Bronx (37), followed by Manhattan (28), Brooklyn (19), Queens (10) and Staten Island (4). Person-to-person transmission is rare.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com...
Deadly in dogs and humans, cases of bacterial infection linked to rats trend up in NYC
* Symptoms range from fever to headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, jaundice and rash. The incubation period is usually 5 to 14 days, with a range of 2 to 30 days. If not treated, kidney failure, meningitis, liver damage and respiratory distress can occur. Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, like penicillin and doxycycline.
* Over the last 22 years, just 98 locally acquired cases have been reported. Clinically, cases presented with ..acute renal and ..hepatic failure, and occasionally ..severe pulmonary involvement. Six of those 98 patients died. The median case age was 50, usually male (94%) and reported most often from the Bronx (37), followed by Manhattan (28), Brooklyn (19), Queens (10) and Staten Island (4). Person-to-person transmission is rare.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com...
Leptospirosis NYC cases trend up; dogs and humans at risk – NBC New York
Rats in NYC are spreading infection. Here's what you should know about Leptospirosis in humans.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/rat-disease-dogs-humans-leptospirosis-nyc/5325527/
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