Leptospirosis is caused by _Leptospira_ bacteria, which [are] found in urine from infected animals, including rats, mice, cattle, pigs and dogs. The bacteria can enter the body through skin cuts or abrasions or through the lining of the mouth, nose, and eyes by exposure to water, soil or mud contaminated with the urine from infected animals.
"I couldn't walk, I'd sweat all night, my kidneys and liver packed it in...it was the sickest I'd ever felt in my life, I wouldn't wish it on anybody," [the patient] told The Daily Telegraph. "All it takes is to have (mice) scurrying around in a shed, grain silo, or a home, they pee everywhere, and you touch it somehow...it knocked me off my feet for weeks. Everybody's doing their bit and battling hard in the bush, we're making sure houses and shops are clean, our guests are OK, but people need to be careful.“
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