Leptospirosis claims 2 lives in 10 days

MUMBAI: After lying dormant for most of monsoon, leptospirosis claimed two lives over the last ten days. Hospital outpatient departments have also been witnessing a sudden surge in leptospirosis cases though civic records suggest that only five people have been infected with the bacterial disease this month.

As per official records, the situation is better than July, when 24 cases were reported.

The two leptospirosis deaths were reported at the civic-run Sion Hospital. The victims-an 18-year-old from Sakinaka and a 22-year-old from Dharavi, fell prey to the infection caused by exposure to water contaminated by animal urine. Internal bleeding turned the Sakinaka boy's case fatal.

Lately, the hospital has treated several cases where patients were affected by malaria as well as leptospirosis.

A senior physician from the hospital said, "Over the last two weeks, several patients tested positive for leptospirosis or malaria. Though the clinical features of both are classical individually, they can overlap at times." Most patients came with symptoms like fever with a dipping platelet count, the doctor said.

In the last 20 days, 765 confirmed malaria cases were reported from the city against 1,262 cases in July. A lull in the rains has meant lesser malaria cases, but fever cases still managed to affect over 4,678. Physician Dr Mayur Patel, who consults with the Saifee Hospital, said they are treating cases of malaria, but the manifestations are not very serious. "These are mild cases which can be managed with medication," he said.

Dengue has also halved this month with 33 cases being reported so far.

Gastroenteritis cases, too, seem to be decreasing compared to July when around 2604 cases were reported. This month, there have been 717 gastro cases, 72 jaundice cases and 117 typhoid cases. Both these ailments have affected 152-odd patients in the last month.

Cholera cases are also receding with 15 cases being reported this month as opposed to 44 in July.

Ailments--------JULY-----------AUGUST (till date)

Fever----------- 6264--------------4678

Malaria -------1262---------------765

Cholera -------44---------------------15

Gastro --------2604---------------717

H1N1 ----------02----------------02

Dengue------- 66--------------------33

Lepto ----------24-----------------05

Hepatitis --------152------------------72

Typhoid ---------152-----------------117

Chikungunya----- 06------------------00

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