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What diseases do wild rats carry? what should i do if one bites me?
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Many possible Dz's: Wash the wound wi soap & water. See Dr. to see if you need tetanus shot or antibiotics. If you are in direct contact with rodents or their urine/ feces ,contaminated soil or water are bitten or scratched, dieases may be transmitted like Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Leptospirosis, Lymphocytic Chorio-meningitis, rat bite fever, Plague, Salmonellosis or Tularemia.
Answered 10/21/2020
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