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What every parent, householder, camper, hiker, fisherman and hunter needs to know. Dr. Lendell Cockrum explains how bats, rodents and rabbits infect humans with infectious and parasitic diseases. Encephalitis (5 kinds), Lyme disease, Hanta Virus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Chagas' disease, tularemia, rabies, 5 kinds of plague, rickettsetialpox, typhus, valley fever and other diseases are fully described. This is vital information for the concerned layperson, as well as health professionals.
Specific mammal types in each region, precautions, normal animal behavior, disease symptoms, how to avoid contact, etc