Leptospirosis — India
[According to a Times of India report, 4 deaths seen recently in Pethri (2), Iruvathoor, and Kundapur, have been attributed to leptospirosis, causing fear among the population in the Coastal Karnataka city [district] of Udupi.]
Health officials are currently trying to ease the tension among the public by creating awareness programs about the bacterial disease. Leptospirosis is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called _Leptospira interrogans_, is often referred to as “rat fever” due to
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