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The common species are opportunistic survivors and often live with and
near humans. The Black Plague is traditionally believed to have been
caused by the micro-organism Yersinia pestis, carried by the Tropical Rat
Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) which preyed on R. rattus living in European
cities of the day; these rats were victims of the plague themselves.
While modern wild rats can carry Leptospirosis and some other
"zoonotic" conditions (those which can be transferred across species, to
humans, for example), these conditions are in fact rarely found (not true
in neotropical countries). Wild rats living in good environments are
typically healthy and robust animals. Wild rats living in cities may suffer
from poor diets and internal parasites and mites, but do not generally
spread disease to humans.
The normal lifespan of rats ranges from two to five years, and is typically
three years.
Source - Wikipedia.org
near humans. The Black Plague is traditionally believed to have been
caused by the micro-organism Yersinia pestis, carried by the Tropical Rat
Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) which preyed on R. rattus living in European
cities of the day; these rats were victims of the plague themselves.
While modern wild rats can carry Leptospirosis and some other
"zoonotic" conditions (those which can be transferred across species, to
humans, for example), these conditions are in fact rarely found (not true
in neotropical countries). Wild rats living in good environments are
typically healthy and robust animals. Wild rats living in cities may suffer
from poor diets and internal parasites and mites, but do not generally
spread disease to humans.
The normal lifespan of rats ranges from two to five years, and is typically
three years.
Source - Wikipedia.org
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