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Rodents, plague and tularemia:
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As soon as the weather cools, rodents begin to look for a warm and comfortable place to winter. Our homes are a great place to make a cozy nest and mice sneak everywhere. They penetrate into cramped spaces no wider than a penny. The National Pest Management Association<\/em> <\/a>estimates that rodents invade about 21 million homes in the United States each winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rodents vectors of infectious diseases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The presence of rodents on a daily basis is not without consequences for our health. Indeed, mice, rats, prairie dogs, rabbits, are carriers of bacteria, germs and parasites harmful to humans. Rodents can spread more than 35 diseases!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These infections are transmitted via feces, urine and saliva left in feeding packages. Mice are able to drop up to 25,000 droppings each year, or about 70 times a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These feces contaminate food and can trigger allergies and foodborne illnesses such as salmonella. Vectors such as fleas, ticks and mites that have fed on an infected rodent can also bite you and transmit diseases. Bites of mice and rats are quite rare because they are discreet and elusive animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the first signs of mouse infestation, it is advisable to involve a derater exterminator, expert in pest management to eradicate and clean the area infested by the rodent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The plague<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The plague is infamous for killing millions of people in Europe in the Middle Ages. This disease that affects humans and other mammals is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans are usually infected with the plague after being bitten by a flea or after handling an animal carrying the bacteria. The last urban epidemic of rat-related plague in the United States occurred in Los Angeles in 1924-1925. At present, human plague infections continue to appear in rural and semi-rural areas of the western United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plague bacteria are most often transmitted through the bite of an infected flea. If an infected rodent dies, hungry fleas look for other sources of blood, including humans. Exposure to flea bites usually causes bubonic plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bubonic plague<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This infection is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, headache, chills and weakness, as well as one or more swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes (called buboes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buboes usually occur in the lymph nodes closest to where the bacteria entered the body. They contain large amounts of bacteria that multiply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transmission of plague can also result from contact with contaminated liquid or tissue. For example, a hunter who skins a rabbit or other infected animal without taking proper precautions could become infected. This form of exposure most often results in bubonic or septicemic plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Septicemic plague<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This infection is characterized by life-threatening septic shock with fever, chills, extreme weakness, abdominal pain and possibly bleeding. Septicemic plague can occur as the first symptom of plague or can develop from untreated bubonic plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pneumonic plague<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This infection develops if a person breathes droplets containing bacteria. Patients develop fever, headache, weakness and pneumonia that develops rapidly with shortness of breath, chest pain and cough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pneumonia can cause respiratory failure and shock. Pneumonic plague is the most severe form of the disease and the only form of plague that can spread from person to person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion, plague is a very serious disease, but it can be treated with common antibiotics. However, without prompt treatment, the disease can cause serious illness or death. The sooner a patient receives proper treatment for plague, the better their chances of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tularemia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tularemia is a disease of animals and humans caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Rabbits, hares and other rodents<\/a> are particularly susceptible and often die in large numbers during hatching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans can become infected through several pathways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n