National Pest Management Association, Inc.
New England Pest Management Association
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Diseases & Conditions Caused by Pests
Recorded Conditions
(Possible Under Certain Conditions)
NOTE: This information is provided as a customer service and is intended to make you aware of the potential risks of pest contact with humans, pets, and livestock. It is not intended to frighten you or cause panic. Please contact your health care professional if you have any questions about symptoms related to these (or other) diseases.
Shown are conditions that have occurred and those that may occur under favorable conditions.
Pest |
Disease |
Spread by |
Norway Rats/Roof Rats |
Murine Typhus |
Rat flea bites |
Norway Rats |
Weils Disease |
Rat urine |
Rats |
Rat-Bite Fever |
Rat bite saliva |
Mice |
Rickettsial Pox |
Parasite mites Mouse saliva, urine, and feces |
Deer Mice/White Footed Mice |
Hantavirus |
Mouse droppings; urine; saliva |
Ticks (Chipmunks are considered the main carrier of deer ticks, and they can also be carried by Deer Mice) |
Lyme Disease |
Tick bites |
Mosquitoes |
Eastern Encephalitis, |
Mosquito bites |
Flies |
Hepatitis, E. Coli, tapeworm, staph, salmonella |
Contact with food, etc. |
For More Information on Pest-Borne Diseases
The State of Massachusetts operates an Arborvirus Information web site. Two different arboviruses found in Massachusetts are West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE). That site discusses both.
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Products, Equipment & Experience to Get the Job Done
Why NOT to Do it Yourself
You could expose yourself to pest-borne diseases or injury atttempting to control pests yourself without the knowledge, products and equipment to get the job done right. As a licensed Massachusetts pest control operator:
I have access to products home centers don't sell.
I know what pests eat and where they live.
I know what's safe and what's not safe.
I know how to get and KEEP annoying pests under control.
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