Jack Osbourne Describes Near-Death Experience Following Exposure To Rat Urine

Jack Osbourne, son of famed British rocker and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy
Osbourne, recently discussed a near-death experience he had during a trip to
Malaysia.

The 38-year-old reality TV star discussed contracting a bacterial infection
during a recent episode of �The Osbournes Podcast,� which he co-hosts with
his father and his sister, Kelly.

�I�d gone and done some filming in a place called Bario in Malaysia � and we
were doing a jungle track,� Osbourne explained.� �I got really sick when I
got out of the jungle, but it took about two weeks incubation period and by
that point I�d left the jungle.�

Osbourne said it happened in 2007 during season three of his ITV2 series,
�Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie.�

The father of four conveyed the seriousness of the illness, saying he
�literally was dying. This wasn�t like a fake thing.�

Osbourne recalled being transferred to several different hospitals before
being sent back to London. Even there, he said the medical team couldn�t
figure out why his body was �shutting down.�

�At this point, I�m like five days into my body legitimately shutting down,
and I�m lying in this bed, I haven�t eaten, my kidneys and liver are like
going into failure, and I�m like, �Uh, I�m f***ing losing it,�� he continued,
saying the doctors put forth several theories including malaria and HIV, but
initially could not figure out the problem.

�This guy who was the head of tropical diseases for the NHS, he�s like the
number one guy, left and at 7 a.m. comes running into my room days later
like, �I�ve got it!�� Osbourne said.

That doctor diagnosed the reality star with leptospirosis, also called Weil�s
disease. The disease can cause jaundice, kidney failure, and internal
bleeding.

�I got it because I�ve got leech bites on the bottom of my feet,� Osbourne
explained on the podcast. �I was swimming and bathing in a river, and we were
climbing on rocks and jumping into this jungle river and I stepped in a
puddle on this boulder � and it had rat�s piss in it.�

The disease can occur anywhere in the world and is a risk for anyone who goes
fishing and might prick their finger with a hook and then come in contact
with contaminated water. Per the NIH, there are about one million severe
cases of leptospirosis globally every year, resulting in an estimated 58,900
deaths.

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