Squirrel Diseases

You may think they are all cute and cuddly. You may think that they're too docile to become sinister. You may think they're absolutely harmless at all. You think wrong.

Squirrels may have one of the most docile and tame appearances among all the animal critters in the world, however you must not be too overconfident about them to assume that they will not hurt you at all in anyway. It's true though that they don't normally bite humans and that would only occur if ever they are in dire situations or absolutely threatened. However, if ever they do bite, you are also not in a safe position to assume that it's totally harmless. It is because that squirrels potentially carry many forms of diseases that once transmitted to humans, could potentially lead to fatality. Squirrels are known carrier of some of the most notorious zoonotic diseases in the world and a single bite could be all that it would take to make you suffer the most painful undertaking in the rest of your life.

This is also the primary reason why there is a certain need for control or repulsion once there are invasions of squirrels inside the house. There are reasons of preventing property damage and or just plainly keeping your house in place but the greater reason as to why you should keep squirrels away from your house is the possibility that they are vessels or communicators of certain diseases. And as much as possible you will do everything that you can to keep them away and preserve you and your family's healthy wellbeing. The idea of property damage when you talk about infesting squirrels is quite negligible as they don’t usually cause as much damage as their harsher rodent relatives do but they pose grave threat to everyone's health. Especially if the squirrels are originally from the wild and have found their way inside your house, they pose even greater threat to the people inside the house.

As of today there are many known antidotes to the sicknesses that squirrels carry. The only thing you have to make sure of is to deal with the infection right away before it gets worse and you will surely live a full life. However, like an old adage say, prevention is still always better than cure, it is still best if you can keep them away from your house as much as possible. Thankfully, there are also a lot of options to choose from to ensure that no squirrels will get anywhere near your house. You can just immediately pick one in your convenience and apply them right away. Some of the methods can even be manually done. All you ever have to need is to have a manual with the set of procedures on how to do it. And you don't even have to look that far for these manuals as the internet itself could provide you many manuals of varieties of solutions on how to deal with pest squirrels inside the house. Just be careful though you don't wound up reading the wrong and misleading ones or else, you will indeed suffer from the consequences of accessing false information.

In order to acquaint yourself more with the potential dangers that squirrel infestations could bring about to your household, let's get to know more about the diseases that they carry. In this article, the discussions will just going to be on identifying the diseases that they carry but also a brief description about each disease. This way, you will be informed of not only the possibility but also the eventual consequences you will suffer from once you disregard or condone the necessity of controlling the squirrels inside the house (if ever there are any).

Rabies

And you think only dogs carry rabies? Think again, because it can also be carried as small as mice, prairie dogs and squirrels. Squirrels are also known carry of the rabies virus. However, the cases of wild squirrels carrying rabies are quite rare (you should be relieved to know this part by now). Rabies' effect on human brains can lead to inflammation and could lead certain death if not treated with anti-rabies right away. What's even more difficult is unlike dogs which can be easily captured for observation; squirrels easily get away making them elusive for clinical observation in the case of rabies infection. When there is indeed an infection, instances will be that the squirrel will exhibit abnormal behaviors. If ever you found one, avoid that squirrel right away.

Squirrel Fibroma

Also known as squirrel pox, this disease is manifested through tumors on the squirrel's skin. This disease can quickly spread among animals and could also be communicated to humans. Though the effects of this disease may not be fatal, it still has to be avoided as it could cause severe inconvenience. The virus that causes this disease doesn't originate from squirrels. The primary carriers of the virus are mosquitoes. Mosquitoes communicate the disease to the squirrel through bites.

Rodent Plague

The rodent plague is a common disease to among all small scale sized animals which inevitably includes squirrels on the ranks. The infection is basically caused by bacteria called yersinia pestis and are usually transmitted through ticks and fleas. The rodent plague is a very serious disease that once communicated to a person the person will begin to develop inflamed lymph nodes and high fevers. If not treated immediately, infections may result to severe complications to the health which can be very life threatening.

Bone Diseases

This one however, is not communicable to humans. The bone disease that a squirrel may suffer could be a result to lack of exposure to vitamin D (a mineral normally found in sunlight). Without sufficient exposure to the source of the vitamin, the bones and other calcium built features of the squirrel's body will begin to deteriorate causing the weakening condition of the squirrel. Eventually, if the squirrel could no longer tolerate the severe weakening it would eventually give in and die.