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  2. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Preventing rodents from entering one's house, removing potential nesting sites around one's house, [25] sweeping areas likely inhabited by rodents, [3] covering trash cans, cutting grass, spraying water to prevent dust prior to activities, and installing public warning signs in endemic areas can help to reduce contact with rodents.

  3. Angiostrongylus cantonensis - Wikipedia

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    First described by Chinese parasitologist Hsin-Tao Chen (1904–1977) in 1935, after examining Cantonese rat specimens, [1] the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis was identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with eosinophilic meningitis by Nomura and Lim in Taiwan in 1944.

  4. Angiostrongyliasis - Wikipedia

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    Angiostrongyliasis is an infection by a roundworm of the Angiostrongylus type. Symptoms may vary from none to mild, to meningitis. [1]Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) can occur after ingestion of raw or undercooked snails or slugs, and less likely unwashed fruits and vegetables.

  5. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    Gastrointestinal conditions include inflammation of the small and/or large intestine, diarrhea/dysentery, abdominal pains, and nausea/vomiting. These symptoms negatively impact nutritional status, including decreased absorption of micronutrients, loss of appetite, weight loss, and intestinal blood loss that can often result in anemia.

  6. Northern voalavo - Wikipedia

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    The northern voalavo is a small, mouse-like rodent. [13] It differs from the very similar eastern voalavo mainly in some measurements, such as a greater tail length. [14] It also resembles small species of Eliurus, but the fur is darker and there is no tail tuft. [3]

  7. Atypical pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    No signs and symptoms of lobar consolidation, [6] [7] meaning that the infection is restricted to small areas, rather than involving a whole lobe. As the disease progresses, however, the look can tend to lobar pneumonia. Absence of leukocytosis. [citation needed] Extrapulmonary symptoms, related to the causing organism. [8]

  8. Vole - Wikipedia

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    Voles are small rodents that grow to 8–23 cm (3–9 in), depending on the species. Females can have five to ten litters per year, though with an average lifespan of three months and requiring one month to adulthood, two litters is the norm. [1] Gestation lasts for three weeks and the young voles reach sexual maturity in a month.

  9. Mouse - Wikipedia

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    A mouse (pl.: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are ...