Human Services
Health Hazards from Rodents
- Rodents contaminate food and can make people sick.
- Rodents leave urine and fecal droppings wherever they travel, feed or nest.
- More than 200 germs can be transmitted by rodents in their saliva, fecal droppings or urine.
- A protein in rodent urine can cause allergic reactions in some people.
- Rodents can cause house fires by gnawing on wires.
- Baby rodents mature in 2-5 months and can produce up to six litters a year. A pair of rats and their offspring could multiply to 278 rats in one year!
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