Symptoms
Which animals can carry leptospirosis germs?
What are cows, rats, and other wild animals?
Leptospirosis is often spread through contact with what type of liquid?
What is water?
What type of climate, with warm temperatures and heavy rainfall, helps Leptospirosis spread easily?
What is a tropical climate?
What type of doctor-prescribed drugs are used to treat bacterial infections like leptospirosis?
What are antibiotics?
What type of animals commonly spread leptospirosis in cities?
What are rats?
What are rats?
What symptom of leptospirosis often includes pain in the head?
What is a headache?
What part of the body can bacteria enter through, especially if it is broken or injured?
What is the skin (cuts/wounds)?
What region of the world, found near the equator, is most likely to have higher rates of leptospirosis?
What are tropical regions?
What is one way to prevent leptospirosis by avoiding dirty or unsafe water?
What is avoiding contaminated water?
Leptospirosis spreads through the urine of infected animals; what body system produces urine?
What is the urinary system?
What muscle-related symptom is commonly experienced by people with leptospirosis?
What is is muscle pain?
Leptospirosis can enter through openings like the eyes, nose, and what other body part?
What is the mouth?
In which continent, known for having many tropical countries, is leptospirosis commonly found?
What is Asia?
What protective clothing item can help prevent bacteria from entering through cuts on your feet?
What are boots (or protective footwear)?
Besides rats, what type of household pet can also carry leptospirosis?
What are dogs?
What symptom affects the digestive system and may cause a person to feel like throwing up?
What is nausea(vomiting)?
What type of weather event can cause contaminated water to spread leptospirosis?
What is flooding?
What type of area, often found in parts of the world that experience flooding and have poor drainage, increases the risk of Leptospirosis?
What are urban or low-lying areas?
What action should you take if you have a cut and are in dirty water to reduce infection risk?
What is covering the cut (or cleaning it)?
What general group of animals (like rats and mice) are known to carry leptospirosis?
What are rodents?
In serious cases of Leptospirosis, what condition can occur when liver damage causes the skin and eyes to turn yellow?
What is jaundice?
Leptospirosis spreads when what type of contaminated source enters the body through cuts or openings like the eyes, nose, or mouth?
What is contaminated water (or floodwater)?
Which country in North America has reported cases of Leptospirosis, particularly in areas with warm climates and increased rainfall?
What is Canada and United States?
What type of medication, such as doxycycline or penicillin, is used to treat leptospirosis?
What are antibiotics?
What animals are the most common carriers of leptospirosis and spread it through their urine?
What are rats(rodents)?