{"id":1132,"date":"2018-05-01T03:55:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T08:28:11","slug":"health-hazards-posed-by-rats-how-they-transmit-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/health-hazards-posed-by-rats-how-they-transmit-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Hazards Posed by Rats &#038; How They Transmit Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rats.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rats-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rats-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rats.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Our world is surrounded by countless of rats and their numbers are rapidly growing every day.&nbsp; Their presence must not be ignored, for they pose a greater health risk to our community than you can ever imagine.<\/p>\n<p>These odious little rodents can transmit over 35 types of disease such as leptospirosis, salmonellosis, tularemia, Haverhill fever, and black death.&nbsp; Not only can these lethal diseases affect humans, they can infect animals as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rat-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rat.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The transmission channels of rat diseases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Through rat bites.<\/li>\n<li>Ingestion of food and water contaminated with rat saliva, hair, excrement, and urine.<\/li>\n<li>Direct contact with and handling of infected rats.<\/li>\n<li>Inhalation of dust contaminated with rat feces and urine.<\/li>\n<li>Indirect transmission by fleas, mites and ticks that live on infected rats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Proper and professional rat control must be exercised in order to stop the outbreak of rat infestation and diseases before the situations get worse and threaten the precious lives of you and your loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Having rat problem?&nbsp; Contact AntiPest today at 03-8023 1888 for our expertise and professional rat control solutions.<\/p>\n<pre>References:\n<a href=\"http:\/\/healthywa.wa.gov.au\/Articles\/N_R\/Protect-your-health-keep-rats-under-control\">http:\/\/healthywa.wa.gov.au\/Articles\/N_R\/Protect-your-health-keep-rats-under-control<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decodedscience.org\/ows-protesters-could-face-zoonotic-and-vector-borne-diseases\/4226\">https:\/\/www.decodedscience.org\/ows-protesters-could-face-zoonotic-and-vector-borne-diseases\/4226<\/a> (Image source)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/391830\/Giant-rats-strike-Brits-lethal-disease\">https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/391830\/Giant-rats-strike-Brits-lethal-disease<\/a> (Image source)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our world is surrounded by countless of rats and their numbers are rapidly growing every day.&nbsp; Their presence must not be ignored, for they pose a greater health risk to our community than you can ever imagine. 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