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Rat urinary infection or leptospirosis rarely happens and it is believed spread from animals to humans.
Leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease, Weil's syndrome, canicola fever, canefield fever, nanukayami fever, 7-day fever, Rat Catcher's Yellows, Fort Bragg fever, and Pretibial fever) is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.
According to the Veterinary Consultant, Dr. Diamond Suriati Abdul Manaf, leptospirosis is a bacterial infectious disease caused by Leptospira sp., very thin and spiral-shaped. Leptospira bacteria can live in fresh water for a month but it can also breed in salt water.
Many animals can be carriers of the bacteria Leptospira, no matter they are pets like cats, rabbits, cattle, pigs, horses, dogs and other wild animals such as racoon and wolves. However, the mouse is the main carrier of these bacteria because of their life style that like to eat and live in dirty places, where Leptospira bacteria multiply.
Climate humid countries are the best factor for these bacteria. In fact, they can live longer in the average temperature.
Life expectancy of female rats is between two and three years but it could have been pregnant and sexually active only within six weeks. Every birth, rats can produce five to seven young rats. Female rats can pregnant again right after birth.On average, during life cycle of a female rat, it can be pregnant up to 28 times and produce up to 170 calves.
Rats love garbage and stagnant water in the back lane of hotels, the underground pit box, farms and stables. Well-maintained houses also can be attacked.
Leptospira bacteria are spread through the fluid produced by mice, such as urine, saliva, blood, semen and poops.
extracted from Utusan Online
