No, Rodent urine: Leptospirosis is maintained in nature by chronic kidney infection of rodents and other small mammal resevoirs. These animals may be infected at birth and excrete leptospires continuously throughout life. Human infection occurs through direct or indirect contact with urine or tissues of infected animals. Indirect contact with contaminated water or soil causes the majority of cases.
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CDC: Leptospirosis: Is spread by "eating food or drinking water contaminated with urine from infected animals contact through the skin or mucous membranes (such as inside the nose) with water or soil that is contaminated with the urine from infected animals.".
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