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Cases of leptospirosis in the city of Bacolod increased 62 percent in the first six months of the year compared to the number in the same period in 2017, showed records at City Health Office ( CHO). Grace Tan, head of the CHO Division of Environmental Sanitation, said yesterday, July 4, that from January to June 23 this year, Bacolod has a total of 13 suspected cases of leptospirosis of only eight case the previous year.
This year, Bacolod recorded one death compared to three deaths the year before in the same period.
She said that in June, a 63-year-old salesman at the Burgos Public Market died of a suspicion of leptospirosis. He had a fever for seven days or an intermittent fever with throat pain.
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease that can occur in humans and animals.
Tan said that a type of spirochete, Leptospira interorgans, leptospirosis.
High risk factors for leptospirosis include a close association with animals and water and soil that they can contaminate with infected urine. The bacterium then infects the human when it escapes the skin or mucous membranes or when it is ingested.
Bacteria multiply in the liver, kidneys and central nervous system.
The symptoms and signs of leptospirosis are severe. persistent headaches, muscle aches, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, loss of appetite, sore throat among others.
Tan urged Bacoleños to always clean the environment and to avoid walking in puddles to prevent disease
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