weil's disease, plague
They carry many diseases such as rabies and many other although rat poison (made by human) is poisonous to all animals
Rats in urban areas may carry more diseases due to closer proximity to humans and increased exposure to garbage and sewage. However, rats in both urban and rural areas can carry diseases such as leptospirosis and hantavirus. It is important to practice good hygiene and rodent control in both environments.
Rats are still a problem to day because they carry deadly diseases andcould bite you and infect you with the diseases!
All of the dirty rats!
There were many diseases including: trench foot, shell shock, gas blindness, and in the winter, frostbite. Also common were small pox, cholera, leprosy. One other terrible disease was trench foot. This happened when the foot is submerged in water for long periods of time. It was so common in World War 1 because of the mud and water in the trenches. The foot becomes itchy and swollen. and eventually toes can fall off, along with the foot.
Cats were used on ships and in trenches for hunting the rats. They fed on dead soldiers bodies and spread diseases.
because they can carry diseases which can be harmful to humans
Common myths about rats include that they are dirty, carry diseases, and are aggressive towards humans. In reality, rats are clean animals that groom themselves regularly, they can carry diseases but are not inherently dirty, and they are typically timid and avoid confrontation with humans.
Feral rats often carry diseases, which can in extreme cases kill. However, rats seldom are responsible for death anymore.
Rats are Vermin creatures, who feed of the dead bodies of people who have died in war. Dead bodies in the trenches had to be taken far away to stop the rats coming to the trenches. All the soldiers hated the rats and used to beat them with spades for entertainment.
All animals carry disease. Some carry a greater variety, some only carry a few, some carry potentially fatal diseases, some only carry somethnig that'll give you muscle cramps & a slight fever.
Probably because wild rats carry diseases and they steal human food. But domestic rats are nothing like wild rats. They are very intelligent and cute. Hope this helped!