VIP Wildlife control

Most common diseases associated with rodents:

1. Hantavirus

– Transmission: Inhalation of dust contaminated with rodent urine, droppings, saliva, or direct contact with these materials.

– Symptoms: Fever, muscle aches, fatigue, and in severe cases, respiratory distress.

2. Leptospirosis

-Transmission: Contact with water, soil, or food contaminated with the urine of infected rodents.

– Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle pain, and in severe cases, kidney or liver damage.

3. Salmonellosis

-Transmission: Ingestion of food or water contaminated with rodent feces.

-Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, and vomiting.

4. Plague

-Transmission: Bites from fleas that have fed on infected rodents, or direct contact with an infected animal.

-Symptoms: Fever, chills, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes (bubonic plague); severe respiratory symptoms (pneumonic plague).

5. Rat-Bite Fever

-Transmission: Bites or scratches from infected rodents, or ingestion of food or water contaminated with rodent droppings.

 – Symptoms: Fever, rash, vomiting, and muscle pain.

6. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM)

 – Transmission: Inhalation of dust contaminated with rodent urine, droppings, saliva, or direct contact with these materials.

-Symptoms: Fever, headache, nausea, and in severe cases, meningitis or encephalitis.

7. Tularemia

 – Transmission: Handling infected animals, insect bites, or inhalation of contaminated dust.

–Symptoms: Fever, skin ulcers, swollen lymph nodes, and respiratory symptoms.

8. Typhus (Murine Typhus)

 – Transmission: Bites from fleas that have fed on infected rodents.

 – Symptoms: Fever, headache, rash, and muscle pain.

9. Lassa Fever

– Transmission: Inhalation of dust contaminated with rodent urine, droppings, or direct contact with these materials (primarily in West Africa).

– Symptoms: Fever, weakness, and in severe cases, bleeding and organ failure.

10. Toxoplasmosis

 -Transmission: Ingestion of food or water contaminated with rodent feces or handling contaminated soil.

-Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms in mild cases can be severe in pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals.

11. Trichinosis

 – Transmission: Eating undercooked meat (typically pork) that is contaminated with larvae from infected rodents.

-Symptoms: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and muscle pain. These diseases highlight the importance of effective rodent control and hygiene practices to reduce the risk of transmission.