Originally Posted by Hollander
I never get it why people get so obsessed with rats haha they are a part of life.

Rats can transmit several diseases, known as zoonoses, such as Salmonella, Weil's disease, E. Coli, tuberculosis, rabies, tapeworm, typhoid and trichinosis . Transmission can occur in several ways: By biting mostly. grin


The indians have a temple dedicated to the rats called Karni Mata Temple that are considerated holy and many believers who go to temple get the diseases you mentioned or even die.