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Animals Who Carry Diseases 

16 Sep, 2024

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Transmit diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika virus, and West Nile virus.

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Mosquitoes

Kangaroo rats

Can spread leptospirosis, hantavirus, and plague.

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Rats

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Carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tick-borne encephalitis.

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Ticks 

Known carriers of rabies and viruses like Ebola and SARS.

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Bats

Spread plague and typhus through bites.

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Fleas

Can transmit rabies, especially if not vaccinated.

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Dogs