Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Leptosporosis - an threat to pet lovers

The bacteria leptosporosis has entered into Indian continent and it happens to be the big threat for pet lovers. It was an spore like bacteria and it will be sand in the roadsides as dormant and it will spread open during rainy season. It will be present in stagnant water thereafter, when you take your pet for walking during this season the spores will enter into your pet's leg and when your pet licks its foot it will enter into its mouth and then to its kidney. It will not affect your pet don't worry, the cause is it will multiply in your pets kidney and will come out through its excretion mostly in urine. When people by mistake stamps that the spores catches the legs and through the minute opening it will enter humans body. This leptosporosis after entering into host it develops and the host has 3% of dying, there is 40% of kidney failure. The highlighted point is still there is no vaccine available for the leptosporosis. So be aware and cautious when you take your pet for an walk particularly during rainy season.

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