Rats carry over 15,000 human diseases and do so both directly and indirectly. These diseases include:
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV)
- Bubonic plague
- Typhus
- Hantavirus
- Salmonellosis
- Pneumonic Plague
- Leptospirosis
- Tularemia
- Rat Bite Fever
- Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
- Lassa Fever
- South American Arenaviruses
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Lyme Disease
- Scrub Typhus
- Rickettsialpox
- West Nile Virus
Yes, bubonic plague still exists! It did not die out completely in the Middle Ages.
Several of these diseases can, of course, be fatal to you and your family.
