What to do if a mouse scratches itself

Rats are animals with relatively strong vitality and are not beneficial to human health. In daily life, if you are scratched by a rat's claws, you should clean it with disinfectant in time, and then go to the epidemic prevention station for proper treatment. You need to get rabies vaccine in time. Rats carry many diseases, the most common of which is rabies, and there are also more serious viruses such as plague.

What to do if a mouse scratches itself

1. It is recommended that you clean it with disinfectant, then go to the epidemic prevention station to treat the wound and get a rabies vaccine.

2. Rats (commonly known as mice) are rodents belonging to the class Mammalia, order Rodentia, and family Muridae. Its main characteristics are a conical body, no canine teeth, gaps between incisors and premolars or molars, well-developed incisors, no roots, lifelong growth, and common gnawing to shorten things; fast movement; mainly plant-based, but some are omnivorous; and many species. A mouse is a rodent that comes in various sizes. There are many types of mice, with more than 450 species in the world. Rats are one of the most primitive mammals in existence. They are hardy, numerous, reproduce very quickly, have strong adaptability, eat almost anything, and can live anywhere. Rats dig holes, climb trees, and can spread diseases such as plague, hemorrhagic fever, and leptospirosis. But mice have provided humans with countless drug testing data.

3. Appearance characteristics: Its main characteristics are a conical body, no canine teeth, gaps between incisors and premolars or molars, well-developed incisors, no roots, lifelong growth, and common gnawing to shorten things; fast movement; mainly plant-based food, but some are omnivorous; and many species. A mouse is a rodent that comes in various sizes.

4. There are about 1,700 species of rodents in the world... In my country, there are about 170 species of rodents. There are 32 main species of rodents in southern my country. Rats are divided into two categories: domestic and wild. The common domestic rats in Guangdong are mainly the brown rat, the yellow-breasted rat and the house mouse; the wild rats are mainly the yellow-haired rat, also known as the Rossell's rat and the field mouse.

There are three main ways that viruses are transmitted from mice to humans:

1. Parasites on the outside of mice act as vectors, and transmit pathogens to humans by biting humans and sucking blood;

2. Rats carrying pathogenic microorganisms in their bodies contaminate food or water sources through their activities or feces, causing illness in humans after eating;

3. Infection is caused by rats biting people directly or pathogens invading through external injuries.

Symptoms of the disease caused:

1. Plague: The main clinical manifestations are high fever, swollen lymph nodes, bleeding tendency, special lung inflammation, etc.

2. Symptoms of hemorrhagic fever: Most cases develop suddenly after an incubation period of 7 to 21 days. The disease is acute, progresses rapidly, and the symptoms are severe. Fever occurs at the onset of the disease, and the body temperature rises sharply to 39°C or higher. At the same time, symptoms include headache, eye socket pain, and back pain, which are called the "three pains"; there are also flushing and congestion of the face, neck, and upper chest, which are called the "three reds." In addition, after the onset of the disease, bleeding spots can be seen on the upper palate and pharynx of the mouth, and linear lines of bleeding spots can be seen in the armpits.

3. Symptoms of typhus: Mostly acute onset, with persistent fever and headache, body temperature mostly between 39 and 40°C (accounting for 72.10%), accompanied by joint and muscle pain, cough and other symptoms. The main physical signs include facial congestion, rash, pharyngeal congestion, and hepatosplenomegaly.