In Kiev, a lethal case of leptospirosis. This is reported 112 Ukraine, referring to the interim acting director of the Kiev laboratory center of the Ministry of Health Sergei Chumak. He noted that in Kiev since the beginning of the year, 8 cases of leptospirosis were registered, one of which is lethal. According to Chumak, the deceased engaged in self-medication and turned to the doctors only on the 7th day. He was taken to the intensive care unit, but it was too late.. Among the symptoms of the disease, he called these: high fever, runny nose, kidney damage, liver, cardiovascular system.

"Leptospira are excreted in urine, they get on our products, water, - people can get sick at bathing or at the use of such food", - said Chumak. Recall that in 2017 in Ukraine recorded cases of infection with another dangerous disease - botulism. So, in May botulism revealed three people, one of whom later died. Later botulism sick another resident of the capital. Soon botulism was found in Kherson (1 case), Vinnytsia (2), Sumy (1 death case), Poltava (1 lethal case), Odessa and Zaporozhye regions (together 10 cases).

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