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Living with Leptospirosis
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If you have a fever of over 38°C following travel to a tropical zone, especially after swimming, aquatic activities or contact with flood water, you are advised to urgently go to a health centre in order to be diagnosed and be given suitable treatment.
The following is recommended:
Stay well hydrated.
Take paracetamol to lower the fever.
Do not take aspirin and, as far as is possible, avoid taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen).
Reasons to go to A&E
Yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Intense abdominal pain.
Neurological changes, amongst others.
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