Rats and rodents can spread various diseases to humans, including:
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: a viral disease spread through contact with rodent urine, saliva, or feces, causing symptoms like fever, headache, and muscle pain, which can progress to respiratory failure.
- Leptospirosis: a bacterial disease spread through contact with infected water or soil, causing symptoms like fever, headache, and muscle aches, which can lead to kidney and liver failure.
- Rat-Bite Fever: a bacterial disease spread through bites or scratches from infected rodents, causing symptoms like fever, vomiting, and headache, which can lead to severe illness and death if left untreated.
- Salmonellosis: a bacterial infection spread through contact with contaminated food or water, causing symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
- *Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis*: a viral disease spread through contact with infected rodents or their urine and feces, causing symptoms like fever, headache, and muscle aches, which can lead to meningitis and encephalitis.
- Tularemia: a bacterial disease spread through contact with infected ticks, deer flies, or handling infected animals, causing symptoms like fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes.
- Plague: a bacterial disease spread through contact with infected fleas, causing symptoms like fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes, which can lead to severe illness and death if left untreated.
It's essential to take precautions when handling rodents or their habitats to prevent the spread of these diseases. If you experience any symptoms after contact with rodents, seek medical attention immediately.
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