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Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacterium Leptospira [8] that can infect humans, dogs, rodents and many other wild and domesticated animals. [8] Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild ( headaches , muscle pains , and fevers ) to severe ( bleeding in the lungs or meningitis ). [ 5 ]
Rodent mite dermatitis (also known as rat mite dermatitis) is an often unrecognized ectoparasitosis occurring after human contact with haematophagous mesostigmatid mites that infest rodents, such as house mice, [1] rats [2] and hamsters. [3]
Yersinia pestis is a parasite of its host, the rat flea, which is also a parasite of rats, hence Y. pestis is a hyperparasite. Y. pestis was discovered in 1894 by Alexandre Yersin , a Swiss/French physician and bacteriologist from the Pasteur Institute , during an epidemic of the plague in Hong Kong .
Ornithonyssus bacoti (also known as the tropical rat mite and formerly called Liponyssus bacoti) is a hematophagous parasite. [1] It feeds on blood and serum from many hosts. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] O. bacoti can be found and cause disease on rats and wild rodents most commonly, but also small mammals and humans when other hosts are scarce.
Some dogs become heavily infested, likely because of an immune dysfunction. This results in severe inflammation of the epidermis with acanthosis. The skin may become so thickened that folds form, and bacterial infection of excessive sebaceous secretions ( seborrhea ) may occur, producing an offensive smell.
The entire rat populations of several islands have been eradicated, most notably New Zealand's Campbell Island, [26] Hawadax Island, Alaska (formerly known as Rat Island), [27] Macquarie Island [28] and Canna, Scotland (declared rat-free in 2008). [29] According to the Friends of South Georgia Island, all of the rats have been eliminated from ...
In one report, a woman deliberately consumed over 1.5 kg (3 lb) of rat bait, constituting about 75 mg brodifacoum, but made a full recovery after receiving conventional medical treatment. [ 21 ] In another case reported in 2013, a 48-year-old female patient reported 4 days of mild dyspnea , dry cough, bilateral popliteal fossae pain, and ...
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]