Leptospirosis Risks and Symptoms Explained Amid Monsoon Waterlogging

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection spread through water or soil contaminated by infected animal urine, posing major public health concerns during monsoons.

India records between 100,000 and one million annual cases, and the Union Health Ministry's control programme has expanded to cover 181 districts across 12 States and two Union Territories.

While initial symptoms resemble dengue or influenza, severe cases can trigger Weil's disease, causing kidney damage, liver dysfunction, jaundice, and multiple organ failure.