Which of the following statements about Leptospirosis is true?
Rats and small rodents, paicularly R.norvegicus and Mus musculus are the most impoant reservoirs. Ref: Preventive and Social Medicine, by K.Park, 19th edition, Page 243, 244; Harrison's Principle of Internal Medicine, 16th edition, Page 990.
Rats are prime reservoirs
Fluoroquinolones are the drug of choice
Person to person Transmission is common
Hepatorenal syndrome may occur in upto 50% of patients