Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann diagnosed with leptospirosis
Sources close to Chief Minister said that he has two pet dogs and it is suspected that he got the infection from one of the dogs.
3 min read
A government spokesperson said Wadhwa was asked to resign. He submitted his resignation, and it was accepted.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been diagnosed with leptospirosis and has been put on medication.
Dr RK Jaswal, Director and Head of Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital Mohali, in a statement in his health said that CM was put on appropriate antibiotics.
Dr Jaswal said that he examined Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday and he had shown signs of significant improvement in his clinical parameters. He has also responded well to the treatment for increase in pulmonary artery pressure.
“At present, all vitals of the Chief Minister are completely stable. As suspected at the time of admission for tropical fever, his blood tests for leptospirosis came back positive. The Chief Minister has already been put on appropriate antibiotics. All clinical features and pathological tests have shown satisfactory improvement.”
According to Dr Sandeep Chhatwal, a Chandigarh-based Internal Medicine Specialist told The Indian Express that the infection was curable if detected on time, “Leptospirosis is a disease transmitted when urine of an infected animal comes in contact with human beings. It presents like a viral infection and if untreated can lead to liver and kidney failure. If detected in time, it is fully curable with antibiotics.”
Dr G Ranjeeth Kumar, another Internal Medicine Specialist said, “Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection caused by spirochete Leptospira , for which mammals especially rodents(brown rats) act as reservoir, when they shed this organism in environment , and when humans get in contact to such environments , this will leads to leptospirosis.
It typically presents as a nonspecific, acute febrile illness characterised by fever, myalgia, and headache and may be confused with other entities such as influenza and dengue fever.”
Dr CS Randhwara, retired professor of veterinary medicine at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana said that Leptospirosis was an uncommon disease in this part of the country, “It is reported in South india, is a zoonotic disease and spreads from infected animals. There are 3-4 types of infections and if not treated in time, it can cause septicaemia, chronic renal failure.”
He added that it is usually spread by rodents, “It is usually spread on South India, where there are a number of water bodies. This disease is not found to infect any animal in Punjab. That is why we do not even recommend vaccination for the disease to our pet dogs.”
Sources close to Chief Minister said that he has two pet dogs and it is suspected that he got the infection from one of the dogs. They said that he may not be discharged from the hospital even on Sunday.
Aam Aadmi Party general secretary organisation, Dr Sandeep Pathak visited the CM at the hospital. After coming from the hospital, he told the media that CM was fine. “He is completely fine,” said Pathak.
You May Like
