Leptospirosis

# Leptospirosis [lep-to-spy-RO-sis] is a potentially serious bacterial illness that is most common in the tropics. Leptospirosis can affect many parts of the body.
# Infected wild and domestic animals pass leptospirosis-causing bacteria in their urine.# People get leptospirosis by contact with fresh water, wet soil, or vegetation that has been contaminated by the urine of infected animals.
# Leptospirosis is treatable with antibiotics.
# To prevent leptospirosis, minimize contact with fresh water and mud that might be contaminated with the urine of infected animals