Metal icon’s son recalls almost dying after stepping in rat urine, contracting life-threatening disease
Per the Cleveland Clinic, a person can contract leptospirosis after “getting water or soil contaminated by animal pee (urine) in your nose, your mouth, your eyes or a break in your skin.” The disease can cause “flu-like symptoms that can worsen into Weil’s syndrome, a life-threatening illness, in a small number of people.”
Jack Osbourne Reveals He Contracted a Rare Disease From Rat Urine
Jack Osbourne recalled a terrifying brush with death after inadvertently coming into contact with rat urine while while on location filming a reality show years earlier. And despite being treated by a crack team of medical experts, it sounds very much as though he's lucky to be alive.
Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack recalls near-death experience after stepping in rat urine
Jack Osbourne contracted a bacterial disease in Malaysia after stepping in rat urine. The son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne was hospitalized and nearly died from the disease.
Jack Osbourne Recalls Body 'Shutting Down' from Bacterial Disease After Stepping in Rat Urine
Jack Osbourne opened up about his near-death experience when he was hospitalized with leptospirosis, a bacterial disease he contracted after stepping in a puddle of rat urine.
Rat urine is causing uptick in rare disease among New York sanitation workers.
New York City sanitation workers who collect trash and are often exposed to rats say they have been disparately represented in cases of leptospirosis.
Jack Osbourne Says He Nearly Died After Stepping in Rat Pee and Contracting Life-Threatening Disease
Jack Osbourne is recalling the time he nearly died after stepping in a puddle containing rat urine. The Osbournes Want to Believe host, 38, shared his story on the Tuesday, April 23, episode of "The Osbournes Podcast" while he and sister Kelly Osbourne,
US Dog Owners Warned Against Widespread Deadly Bacterial Illness
Despite availability of an effective vaccine, veterinarian Emmanuelle Butty still sees dogs with the serious disease.
NYC Reports Increases in Leptospirosis, an Infection Spread via Rat Urine
Rats in New York City are becoming more than a nuisance. The New York City Department of Health has released a health ...
What dog owners should know about leptospirosis
Emmanuelle Butty, med.vet., DACVIM (SAIM), assistant clinical professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, sometimes ...
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Garbage collectors made up 21% of leptospirosis cases in New York City last year, union says
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Of the 24 people sickened in New York City last year from leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine, ...
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Rat Urine Is Spreading a Life-Threatening Bacterial Illness in Humans and Dogs
New York City city reported 24 cases of leptospirosis in 2023, the highest case count ever, and 6 so far in 2024.
Should Canada's rattiest cities worry about leptospirosis? Symptoms to know after New York reports rising cases
New York City is facing "a real problem" with rats. The rodents have caused a public health concern due to rising cases of ...