Infections associated with rats: Difference between revisions

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| [[Salmonellosis]] || direct contact or feces ||
| [[Salmonellosis]] || direct contact or feces ||
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| [[Rat-bite fever]] || bite ||
| [[Rat-bite fever]] || bite (or ingestion of contaminated food) || worldwide
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| [[Murine typhus]] || rat fleas || poor housing
| [[Rickettsia typhi]] || rat fleas || poor housing
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| [[Tularemia]] || ||
| [[Tularemia]] || ||
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| [[Leptospirosis]] || rat urine or contaminated water || water or animal exposure, or adventure travel
| [[Leptospirosis]] || rat urine or contaminated water || water or animal exposure, or adventure travel
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| [[Bartonella species]] || fleas || worldwide
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| [[Yersinia pestis]] || fleas || more in Asia, Africa, and South America
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! colspan=3 | Viruses
! colspan=3 | Viruses
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| [[Hantavirus]] || ||
| [[Hantavirus]] || urine, feces, or saliva ||
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| [[Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus]] (LCMV) || ||
| [[Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus]] (LCMV) || ||
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| South American arenavirus || ||
| South American arenavirus || ||
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! colspan=3 | Parasites
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| [[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]] || eating intermediate host (mollusk) or contaminated food ||
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Revision as of 19:29, 13 December 2019

Disease Exposure Clues
Bacteria
Salmonellosis direct contact or feces
Rat-bite fever bite (or ingestion of contaminated food) worldwide
Rickettsia typhi rat fleas poor housing
Tularemia
Leptospirosis rat urine or contaminated water water or animal exposure, or adventure travel
Bartonella species fleas worldwide
Yersinia pestis fleas more in Asia, Africa, and South America
Viruses
Hantavirus urine, feces, or saliva
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
Lassa fever
South American arenavirus
Parasites
Angiostrongylus cantonensis eating intermediate host (mollusk) or contaminated food

Further Reading