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Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a kind of bacterial disease caused by a bacterium called Leptospira interrogans that affects both humans and animals. The symptoms of leptospirosis are high fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, and abdominal pain. When leptospirosis is left untreated, it can result in kidney damage, meningitis, and even death.

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I ate a fruit contaminated with rat saliva and urine. Will I get rabies?

Query: Hi doctor, Accidentally, I ate pineapple infected with house rat saliva and urine. I suspect it because I saw rat urine and feces near it. Is there any risk for me to get rabies? Please suggest.  Read Full »

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Dr. Lohit Chauhan

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You do not have a chance to get rabies. Even if the rat is infected, transmission from a non-bite exposure is relatively rare. Some cases have shown rabies being transferred from corneal transplant and liver transplant. Rabies transferred from ingested infected saliva i...  Read Full »

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