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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tests positive for leptospirosis              

According to WHO, leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals
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Mann was admitted to Mohali hospital on Wednesday. Tribune file
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was on Saturday diagnosed with bacterial infection leptospirosis, with doctors saying he is being given antibiotics.

The 50-year-old AAP leader was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Wednesday for a routine check-up.

“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,” according to a heath bulletin issued by the hospital.

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It said the Chief Minister has already been put on appropriate antibiotics. “All clinical features and pathological tests have shown satisfactory improvement.”

According to the WHO, leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals. Humans become infected through direct contact with the urine of infected animals or with a urine-contaminated environment.

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The bacteria enter the body through cuts or abrasions on the skin, or through the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose and eyes.

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