A Cute Raccoon Can Make You Sick! Sharp Claws Carry Rabies
When it comes to raccoons, many people's first reaction is that they loved to eat dry noodles as children, so raccoons are also known as 'Dry Noodles King'.
Raccoons originate from North America, accustomed to using their front paws to hunt and grab food, often placing the captured food in water to wash off mud. This is where they get their name 'Raccoon'. They use their front paws almost as flexibly as monkeys, which is rare among animals, making them look very cute and adorable, so they are very popular.
Due to marketing in many media, they have been shaped as harmless animals, so many friends when they see raccoons, they have a big heart and always want to touch them, but this behavior is very dangerous.
Our pets, such as cats and dogs, have gradually evolved into friendly creatures after thousands of years of domestication, but raccoons are not, raccoons are wild animals and are not friendly, they will invade human residences and kill domestic pets as food. Moreover, raccoons are major carriers of rabies, which is very dangerous, don't think that only dogs can carry rabies.
Due to the need for predation, their front paws are very sharp, once they cut your skin, the rabies carried by them will easily enter your body, if not treated in time or vaccinated, it will cause serious consequences.
More deadly than rabies is the bacteria in raccoon feces. Raccoon feces contain spirochetes that can cause renal failure and meningitis, as well as raccoon roundworms that can drill into the human brain and eyes.
What's most worrying is that almost all raccoons carry raccoon roundworms. Unlike cat and dog roundworms, which will not develop further if they enter the human body, they generally will not cause symptoms or cause mild symptoms. Raccoon roundworm larvae can continue to develop in the intermediate host, the larvae that drill into the brain can grow to 2 to 3 millimeters, drill around in the brain, leaving channels, causing massive brain necrosis, ultimately causing neurological sequelae or death.
More dangerous is that raccoon roundworms can be transmitted by inhalation. Even if the feces are cleared, places contaminated with raccoon feces may still contain raccoon roundworms for a long time.
So, don't look at wild animals with human preferences, and never touch wild raccoons. Also, be careful when handling raccoon feces.
Friends, how do you view the issue of eating wild meat? Feel free to leave a comment below and share your life experience.
