Is it safe for people to raise "mice"? Don't let your IQ tax ruin your life.

I recently heard the news that plague patients were found in Beijing.

The discussion about folk rat breeding is hot again.

Colleagues in our company keep a cuttlefish, a chinchilla and a groundhog. ...

Plague, as a Class A infectious disease (the highest infectious disease),

Along with smallpox and cholera,

At that time, SARS was only a Class B infectious disease.

Several large-scale plague outbreaks in history almost wiped out mankind.

The source of plague infection is rodents, including rodents and dry wrasse.

Is this kind of house mouse safe or not?

I'm really a little scared!

Get to know it first

One of the sources of infection pushed to the forefront

-dry wrasse

It is often called a groundhog.

This is an online celebrity expression pack.

Because the image is cute and the voice is strange,

Internet celebrities in wildlife,

Recent award-winning photos,

Let everyone "play online" with a groundhog.

▲ Photographer Bao Yongqing 20 19 won the wildlife photographer award.

▲ Award-winning photos played badly by netizens.

Groundhogs are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai and other places in China, and the natural foci of plague are also mainly in these areas.

▲ Plague focus in China

How do these domestic rodent pets breed and buy? Do I need a regular vaccine before buying?

I asked my colleagues. It is said that shopping online is very convenient. I went to a treasure search. There are many varieties, and the price ranges from tens of yuan to hundreds of yuan (including postage). Ordinary express, heating bags and cotton are all put in boxes.

▲ Online mouse seller's mode of transportation

After adding the seller's WeChat, the video selected mice and asked the seller whether they needed rabies vaccine, but they all agreed that the artificial breeding environment did not have the conditions for the spread of plague.

▲ Sellers who say they don't need rabies vaccine.

▲ sellers who want to fight rabies vaccine.

Sellers have different opinions, and the information available on the Internet is very messy. I found some official information for your reference:

▲ Interpretation of rabies prevention and control in Peking University People's Hospital

According to authoritative data summary:

Theoretically, all mammals may suffer from rabies, but clinically, the injured animals are divided into three categories: high-risk, low-risk and non-risk.

Rodents belong to low-risk category, and exposure treatment (wound treatment, application of high-quality vaccines and passive immunization agents, etc.). ) It is generally not recommended when they are injured.

From this point of view, the quality of online rodent sellers is uneven, and the statement about rodent rabies is not rigorous, which is easy to mislead consumers. Everyone needs to recognize the real situation and make rational and correct judgments and treatments when encountering problems.

Let's talk about the plague again

I often see photos of tourists kissing wild prairie dogs on the Internet.

It is said that it is still a very popular tourist project.

This contact with wild woodchucks is fatal. Please go around.

Especially the wild groundhog in the epidemic focus,

It is the main host of Yersinia pestis (plague virus).

Herdsmen used to like to eat wrasse fish,

So I often catch the plague.

Yersinia pestis is mainly transmitted by fleas,

In the past, people often transported the fur of rodents in epidemic areas.

Fleas on fur can be transmitted to mice or people.

What? ! Flea, is the plague not far from us?

In fact,

Most fleas cannot spread Yersinia pestis,

Fleas that can spread plague are all special forces among fleas.

The flea family is less than 5%.

It is difficult to get in touch with our daily life.

Among them, the well-known fleas are mountain fleas, square fleas and new fleas. .

▲ World-recognized plague vector: Xenopsylla cheopis (female on the left and male on the right).

According to the current criteria for judging natural plague foci and animal plague foci, plague foci in China mainly include Marmota himalayana plague foci in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Marmota mongolica plague foci in Hulunbeier Plateau, Marmota longtail plague foci in Pamir Plateau, Rattus norvegicus plague foci in Daour in Songliao Plain, and rodent plague foci in Yunnan and southeast coastal areas.

▲ Map of plague foci in China

How terrible is the plague?

A large lump appears in the neck, armpit or groin within a few hours, and the body temperature rises rapidly to about 40℃, with symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath and bleeding ... which is unbearable.

Lymph nodes become bigger and harder, which is an early symptom of bubonic plague. When a large number of Yersinia pestis reaches the internal organs of the body through the blood, the skin will bleed and turn black. This is the septicemia stage of plague. The most terrible thing about pneumonic plague is that Yersinia pestis infects the lungs, causing cough, vomiting blood, dyspnea and finally dying of heart failure.

▲ From left to right are the symptoms of bubonic plague, plague septicemia and pneumonic plague.

The droplets coughed up by patients with pneumonic plague are in the air, which may directly enter other people's lungs, causing primary pneumonic plague and causing death for several hours.

With the development of medicine, will it die of plague?

Plague is an ancient bacterial infectious disease. If patients see a doctor early and use a variety of effective antibiotics clinically, the cure rate is also very high.

Therefore, as long as we pay attention to hygiene habits, take the initiative to declare and monitor ourselves when crossing epidemic areas, reduce contact with wild animals when traveling, take measures to prevent flea bites, and do not eat wild animals without permission, plague is still far away from us.

Here, I want to tell my friends who have rodents at home and are very concerned about them. It is safe to keep rodents at home. Don't panic, but don't blindly follow the trend, understand the habits and characteristics of rodents, and do a good job in prevention and control.

I interviewed my colleagues and friends who keep mice around me:

Additional article-Interview with colleagues who have "mice"

Q: Do your family and friends around you object to raising mice?

A: Family and friends don't object, but they are disgusted.

Q: What's the fun of keeping mice?

A: The striped mouse is a smart relative, small in size and suitable for working people. Widely raised abroad, the body odor is small. In addition to the odor of urine, cat litter can be laid at the bottom of the cage to remove the odor.

Q: Are you worried about hygiene before raising mice?

A: No, make sure the room is well ventilated. At the same time, the chipmunk is a very clean animal, and often cleans up its own excrement.

Q: Do you have any questions about plague?

A: I didn't know about the plague until I treated two plague patients in Beijing.

Q: After the plague, will you give up raising mice?

A: I have thought about it. After all, plague is highly contagious and comes on quickly. However, this mouse has been healthy for nearly four months since it was bought and raised. Never took it out, and never touched the source of infection. It is also a kind of life. What should I do if I can't look at the plague scientifically and choose to give up? People should have awe of life and nature.

Q: What do you want to say to people around you if they object to your raising mice?

A: We should understand everyone's fear of themselves and believe in science. Instead of opposing domestic rodents (which have been raised for some time), it is better to remember the faces posted on a certain voice that are in close contact with marmots in epidemic areas, stay away from them and protect lives. Finally, plague can be prevented, controlled and cured.

Finally, take a picture of a lovely mouse-

▲ Domestic mouse treasure from residential evolution colleagues