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viruses - Answer Hantavirus Hantavirus is a - Answer bunyavirus which can be transmitted by rodent species. The virus is transmitted to man by excretions and aerosols from the lungs, saliva, and urine of infected animals. Bacteria: - Answer Leptospira spp. Salmonella spp. Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus Leptospira spp. - Answer Rats may be a reservoir for Leptospira spp. bacteria, which are shed in the urine. Transmission occurs by contact with urine and tissues, or inhalation or ingestion of aerosol droplets. Humans with leptospirosis may have influenza-like symptoms, orchitis, rash, skin and mucosal hemorrhage, hemolytic anemia, hepatorenal failure, jaundice, encephalitis, and pneumonia. Salmonella spp. - Answer Rats may carry Salmonella spp., which are ubiquitous in nature. These bacteria are transmitted via the fecal-oral route. Humans infected with Salmonella may have inapparent clinical signs (and be carriers) or may have a - Answer febrile enterocolitis, septicemia, and focal