Title: Scourge of Monsoon-Leptospirosis
Authors: Ms. Vrinda Sara Reji, Dr Ashish Jitendranath
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i12.19
Abstract
A zoonotic disease which caused a lot of fantods in the near past, especially in Kerala. With long monsoons and frequent flood our state serves as an ideal place for its transmission. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by certain members of the genus Leptospira. Mostly who develop a leptospirosis infection gets only mild symptoms. In a minority of infected persons, it develops into the dreaded Weill's disease. Incubation period is usually one to two weeks. Symptoms include: calf muscle pain, fever, diarrhea etc. In view of this our study was conducted in Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Kerala.
