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Opossum. Unlike raccoons and squirrels, opossums are quite resistant to many of the diseases that typically affect wild animals. However, it is still possible for them to carry distemper, rabies, and other diseases, even though this is typically rather rare. While domestic dogs represent a much greater threat to opossums than the reverse, opossums may be able to transmit diseases to your beloved pooch. While opossums can transmit a variety of bacterial and protozoal diseases to your dog, they do not typically carry or transmit the dreaded rabies virus. Bacterial Infections. Leptospirosis is one of the most significant, transmittable pathogens that afflicts opossums. Caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira, the disease can sicken humans and many other animals, in addition to domestic dogs. Your dog can acquire Leptosiprosis by ingesting contaminated food or water. Bird Diseases: Bird such as pigeons can carry a number of parasites and mites, but the most common disease associated with urban pigeon problems is histoplasmosis, a fungal disease that humans can get by breathing in the fungal spores that can grow on pigeon droppings. Raccoons carry a variety of diseases that can be transmitted to pets and humans. While most people are aware that raccoons can carry rabies, it is important to understand that they only show the telltale symptoms of erratic movements, lethargy, foaming at the mouth, and confusion during the final week of the disease. Short answer: Yes. It is actually the brown tick which can be on other mammals as well as deer and dogs. ------------------------ Hi: I would add to this that any tick can … be a carrier of Lyme. It is no longer thought that only deer ticks carry it. There are other tick borne diseases as well that they carry. Opossums may host some of the same flea species that infect domestic dogs and cats. Some of these fleas may carry the bacteria responsible for spotted fever and, therefore, may transmit it to your dog. Opossums often carry the spotted fever bacteria themselves, but they do not typically exhibit symptoms. Lyme disease is a bacterial disease of people and animals transmitted by ticks. In dogs the most common signs of illness of Lyme disease are lameness, fever, reluctance to eat, lack of energy, and enlarged lymph nodes, with or without swollen, painful joints.
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