can a person get distemper
I have not heard of goats getting distemper. Avian distemper is Newcastle disease. Dogs get canine distemper which can kill them. Equine distemper is strangles Feline distemper is feline panleukopaenia.
muskrats eat mice,
Yes, distemper is a virus. If the animal is vaccinated, it will not contract distemper.
canine distemper
Distemper - band - was created in 1989.
Muskrats drink water from ponds or the oceans
they are herbivores
Not likely, muskrats are brown in color.
Canine distemper can infect humans. When it infects humans it is known as Paget's disease. It increases the production of osteoclasts. Distemper in dogs will not produce distemper in humans, it is a different disease in humans.
Canine distemper is not contagious to humans.
No; feline distemper is a completely different virus from canine distemper. Although some larger species from the cat family (e.g. lions) can be infected by canine distemper virus.