Toxoplasmosis on Rat

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite of Toxoplasma Gondii, which has been known causes to birth defects (congenital abnormalities) in infant and miscariage (abortion) in pregnant women. Toxoplasma ifection can be either single or in combination with other infections of the group. Transmission source is feces furry animals, especially cats. Its modes of transmission of human through.

1. Food and vegetable/fruit contaminated with animals feces hairy (cat)
2. Eating undercooked meat from infected animals
3. Through blood transfusion or organ transplant from infected donors
4. In congenital (inherited) from mother to their babies when pregnant women were infected during the first month of her pregnancy.

On the cycles of toxoplasma godii, rat have on the first chain cycles as the first hospes of this parasite, then move to the rat after fed rat. The parasite then out from cat feces and because the cat never go to bath, this parasite can exist on the cat fur. People who have cat as their pet can exposed to this parasite and infect by toxoplasma. 

Rat that is infected by this parasite have abnormal behavior, not other normal rat that afraid from the rat, infected rat tend go to close to the rat in order fed by cat. This changes of rat behavior is caused by toxoplasma infection to the rat brain become damage and change their behavior.

The Hole of Rats

Field Rat build their nest by make a hole This hole sometime very long and make branch that connected each others. On this hole rat can leave many thing the rest of their fed. Rats leave dirt, waste and grease in their paths. Rat holes may eventually lead to short-circuit fires and decay within walls and floors. They are also capable of chewing through wood and concrete. Rat holes are both unsightly and dangerous: not only do they allow entry to a variety of pests, but they also compromise the structural integrity of the building.

The location of holes may difficult to detect, rat holes in the floor should be sought, with particular attention being  paid attention because there also location of brick, wood or tile may have rooted. Rat holes may locate between floorboards or in unlike places, such as closets. If there are a pipe, rat also use this pipe as entry holes to go to the kitchen. Rats may also use gas pipe as a hole entry behind the stove, so it make dangerous to your house safety. When the gas enter to those pipe then the gas will leakage and if there also any fire source, the gas can be burnt and explode.

To seal all any possible cat entry to prevent a rat need special infest, this to prevent any continuing rat population, plugging hole may one step in effective extermination plan. Hole enter into your house should be sealed with a wire mesh made from stainless steel or copper metal. The wire hole should not greater than 1/4 inch. After stuffing, holes should be covered to make strong by cement.