AnimalWised brings you 10 rat diseases transferred to humans, helping us know what to look out for and what to avoid. In doing so, we can keep our adopted rats clean and do ourselves a favor in the process.

2021年9月24日 · There are more than 35 rodent-borne diseases worldwide, including salmonella, tularemia, and plague. Here’s how to keep yourself safe, according to experts.

Infections, parasites, and cancer are some of the most common types of diseases and disorders in rats. Providing a balanced diet, proper housing, and routine veterinary care will help maintain your rat in the best condition possible. The most common digestive disorders of rats are caused by intestinal parasites or bacterial infection.

Rats can transmit several diseases to humans, including leptospirosis, hantavirus, rat-bite fever, plague, and salmonellosis. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms, while hantavirus can lead to severe respiratory illness.

2022年1月7日 · Learn about the rodent-transmitted virus that causes severe — and sometimes fatal — lung disease with flu-like symptoms that can rapidly worsen.

Diseases transmitted by rats fall into one of two categories: diseases transmitted directly from exposure to rat-infected feces, urine or bites and diseases indirectly transmitted to people by an intermediate arthropod vector such as fleas, ticks or mites.

2024年12月31日 · Discover the diseases rats can carry, from hantavirus to salmonella. Learn how they spread, health risks, and how to help prevent rat-borne diseases.

2024年1月30日 · Rats are known carriers of numerous diseases that can be harmful to humans, including Leptospirosis, Hantavirus, and the Bubonic Plague. This post will discuss the various illnesses associated with rats, how they are transmitted, and the implications for public health.

2025年1月23日 · We’re going to delve into mouse-transmitted diseases and illnesses spread by rats. The common diseases rats carry can be spread through their feces, urine, and saliva, and some are transmitted through rodent bites and infected fleas or parasites the little varmints carry.

In fact, rats and mice are known to spread more than 35 diseases. These diseases can be spread to humans directly through handling of live or dead rodents, contact with rodent feces, urine, or saliva, as well as rodent bites.