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Health & Safety when Fishing

WEIL’S DISEASE

Weil’s Disease (Leptospirosis) is a bacterial infection carried by rats urine which contaminates water and the banks of lakes, rivers and ponds. It is a serious disease in human beings that requires hospital treatment.

The early symptoms are similar to those of flu and normally start 3 to 19 days after exposure to contaminated water. Every year people die from this disease which is unnecessary because it is easily treated if diagnosed in time

DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU.

There are a number of simple precautions you can take:

·1 Cover any cuts, sores, or scratches with waterproof plasters or gloves.

·2 Disinfect any wounds that occur at the waterside.

·3 Wash your hands or cover food with a wrapper before you eat.

·4 Do not put your hands in your mouth after immersing in river water and never place bait or fishing line in your mouth.

·5 Do not touch dead animals, especially rats.

·6 If you develop flu like symptoms that persist tell your doctor that you may have been exposed to leptospirosis so that he/she can consider it in the diagnosis.

·7 Do not leave food, ground bait or bait on the bank side.

 

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