According to the "Guardian" report, unexplained diseases have recently appeared in the northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.As of February 16, 431 cases have been reported, with 53 deaths. The outbreak began in three children under the age of 5 who ate a dead bat. The three children subsequently developed fever, vomiting, internal bleeding and other symptoms and died.
The World Health Organization said the rapidly increasing number of infections poses a major threat to public health and that the unexplained illness remains under investigation.
As a kind of mammal, wild bats can carry a variety of pathogenic bacteria. Do not come into close contact with them in daily life to avoid serious consequences.
The data shows thatBats can carry a variety of pathogenic bacteria such as Yersinia pestis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Pneumocystis jiroveci, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Candida, etc..
inYersinia pestis can cause bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague and other diseases. It is extremely contagious and has an extremely high mortality rate..
Histoplasma capsulatum is usually found in the feces of bats. Humans can cause lung infection by inhaling air containing fungal spores. If their immune function is low, the infection may spread throughout the body, causing more serious symptoms, which can be life-threatening in severe cases.
In summary, for animals that can carry disease-causing bacteria,including bats, marmots, civets, pangolins and even rats, everyone should avoid it.