Roof rats can also carry fleas and spread diseases such as typhus via fleas infectious jaundice via urine in water or food rat bite fever via bites trichinosis via undercooked pork and salmonellosis via droppings.
Roof rat diseases.
It is caused by bacteria of the genus leptospira.
Other than fruits nuts and the occasional chocolate bar rats will chew on electrical wiring insulation walls furniture tree bark meat grains pet food food in pantries.
Additionally these rodents can cause food poisoning by contaminating food or food preparation surfaces.
Historically infected fleas have transmitted serious plagues from rats to humans.
There are several diseases roof rats can transmit to humans.
Types of roof rat diseases.
Bites contamination droppings fleas that feed on the rodents physical contact.
Common ways roof rats transmit diseases are from.
Homeowners must always be.
Leptospirosis also known as weil s syndrome canicola fever canefield fever nanukayami fever 7 day fever rat catcher s yellows fort bragg fever black jaundice and pretibial fever is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals.
They can transmit these diseases through physical contact bites by contamination or by fleas that are feeding on the rodent.
Roof rats can be carriers of diseases.
Roof rat diseases dangerous pests.
Silly fact about roof rats they love chocolate.