Did you know Rodents encompass 43% of all mammals on earth, the mouse is #2 and Norway rat is #3.
There are about 4260 species of mammals known on this planet at the moment, though taxonomists are still arguing and species are still being found.
Diseases directly transmitted by rodents (thanks to the CDC)
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
- Lassa Fever
- Leptospirosis
- Lymphocytic Chorio-meningitis (LCM)
- Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
- Plague
- Rat-Bite Fever
- Salmonellosis
- South American Arenaviruses
- Tularemia
Diseases indirectly transmitted by rodents (thanks to the CDC)
- Babesiosis
- California Serogroup Viruses
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
- Lyme Disease
- Murine Typhus
- Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
- Powassan Encephalitis
- Scrub Typhus
- Rickettsialpox
- Relapsing Fever
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Sylvatic Typhus
- Western Equine Encephalitis
It was far easier to report information directly from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) site, click the link for more information.