What are the harmful effects of Rodents to the public?

Well, I made this question here because the search results were no the ones I am looking for. It's kinda hard to just use search sites like Yahoo! I thought that maybe other people can or may tell me the answer.. =)What are the harmful effects of Rodents to the public?
Plague mostly or what the used to call black death.. and also rabies and just about any really bad disease or insect..What are the harmful effects of Rodents to the public?
Rodents are absolutely disgusting. They carry diseases, caused the plague, and chew up everything.
rodents, like rats and mice carry disease for one thing. They also eat things that cause public problems, like wiring.
Ew, well unless Rodents with a capital R is the proper name of something else entirely I can tell you....





rats are bad-tempered disease mongers that have been known to bite, chew on, and attack humans especially in Manhattan, there have been babies eaten by them. It sounds funny but it has seriously happened.





Deer Mice, Rock Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Woodrats, Chipmunks, House Mice,


Kangaroo Rats, Rabbits, Brush Mice, Ground Squirrels, and Gophers carry the Hantavirus in their bodies and droppings, which is very harmful and dangerous to humans who come in contact with it.....I think it is fatal without treatment.





prarie dogs burrowing can ruin crops and cause structural damage to buildings.





ferrets are banned from being owned in Hawaii because they run such a high risk of carrying rabies





rodent borne diseases also include Weil's disease, the bubonic plague, the pneumonic plague, lassa fever, and lymphocyctic choriomeningitis.





bats carry the lyssavirus.





They basically just harbor a lot of nasty disease and can destroy things based on the location of their habitat. I do feel bad that they get blamed so much for ';structural destruction'; because cities and buildings are expanding into their natural homes.





Recent health studies have shown a rise in hospital admittances from rodent bites and disease....probably a reflection of urban expansion into rural land, as that would lead to increased rodent contact.