#DapatAlamMo na umabot na sa 244 katao ang namatay dahil sa leptospirosis ngayong taon ayon sa Department of Health. Paano nga ba nakukuha ang leptospirosis? At paano nga ba maiiwasan ang pagkakaroon nito? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00The flood did not end the calvary of some people due to the spread of leptospirosis.
00:07In the continuous increase of the number of people infected with the disease,
00:10the lack of healthcare workers in some public hospitals is also felt.
00:14How will the spread of the deadly disease be fought?
00:17That is the story of Tatac Public Affairs,
00:19brought to you by June Veneracion and Mackie Pulido in Reporter's Notebook.
00:24In San Lazaro Hospital,
00:31up to 88 leptospirosis patients were brought to their emergency room
00:37and it was admitted on August 13.
00:40Due to the large number of patients,
00:42the hospital made an emergency room extension in this ward.
00:467 patients are being treated.
00:48They are considered by the doctors to be in moderate to severe condition.
00:53Others were admitted because their lungs were already infected.
00:56Here, we met Christian Bonalayaw, 22 years old.
01:01It was his second day in the hospital.
01:04But because the bacteria brought by leptospirosis spread to his body,
01:09his kidney was also infected.
01:11Because of this, he needed to undergo dialysis.
01:15I was a bit nervous.
01:18I asked my colleagues if he can still be treated because he has two weeks left.
01:26These houses in Caingan Road, Quezon City,
01:29can only be seen almost completely because of the flood.
01:33A resident of the barangay, Rinaldo Dimal,
01:36was forced to flee to guard the flood and help his neighbors.
01:42Rinaldo's case followed their house.
01:45You were injured. You should have drowned there.
01:48You should have gone to the hospital after the flood.
01:53Two weeks passed.
01:55Rinaldo was rushed to the hospital.
01:57He had a fever and felt weak.
02:00The main carrier of the bacteria called leptospira
02:04that causes the disease of leptospirosis is blood.
02:07The contaminated blood of the bacteria can mix with the flood water.
02:13The bacteria can enter the open parts of the body
02:17such as the eyes, mouth, nose, ears, and open wounds.
02:23If leptospirosis cannot be treated,
02:25it can be the cause of kidney failure, liver failure,
02:29difficulty in breathing, and sometimes death.
02:35In 2024, there were 244 fatalities
02:41or deaths due to leptospirosis.
02:44To open the flood waters and avoid the spread of leptospirosis,
02:48some places in Metro Manila implemented a program
02:51to reduce and control leptospirosis.
02:53In a barangay in Paranaque,
02:552 kilos of rice is the substitute for each flood that the residents will catch.
03:00They implemented their program after a barangay in Tanod was killed
03:04due to leptospirosis.
03:06But leptospirosis cannot be opened
03:09if the root of the problem cannot be solved.
03:12Because no matter how many people will be caught,
03:15if the flood cannot be stopped,
03:17the problem will not end.
03:21That is why it is important to give priority
03:23to having good flood control projects
03:26and effective waste management programs in the country.