Punjab Chief Minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann was on Saturday diagnosed with bacterial infection leptospirosis, with doctors saying he is being given antibiotics and his vitals are “completely stable“. The AAP leader was hospitalized at the Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Wednesday for a routine check-up.
The health bulletin said: “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.”
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It further read: “The chief minister has already been put on appropriate antibiotics. All clinical features and pathological tests have shown satisfactory improvement.”
What is Leptospirosis?
According to WHO, leptospirosis is a bacterial disease affecting humans and animals. Humans become infected through direct contact with the urine of infected animals or with a urine-contaminated environment. The bacteria enter the body through cuts or abrasions on the skin or the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose and eyes.
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