Plague Prevention
Critter Control of Santa Fe can help to prevent the spread of the plague through effective animal control and removal solutions. As the plague is commonly spread by fleas, it is important to keep fleas and animals that may have been exposed to fleas away from your home.
What is the plague?
The plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia Pestis and is very common in the southwestern United States.
How is the plague transmitted?
The plague is most commonly transmitted by fleas. People who are bit by fleas directly could be exposed to the plague. People can also, but more rarely, be exposed to the plague through infected animals, generally those bitten by fleas.
What are the symptoms of the plague?
People who become infected with the plague usually show symptoms within 6 days that include fever, chills, weakness and swollen lymph nodes. Some people come down with pneumonia. The infection can then spread to other parts of the body and becomes fatal.
How can the plague be prevented?
The best way to prevent plague infection is through effective animal and pest control soltuions. It is important to eliminate fleas from your home to keep your family and pets safe. As one can also be exposed to the plague through infected animals, it is important to keep your home free from rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels.
Animal and pest control and removal should be carried out in a safe and effective manner. Critter Control of Santa Fe offers squirrel, rodent and pest control services to keep the plague bacteria as far away from your family as possible. We also offer dead animal removal services.
Contact a Critter Control of Santa Fe professional today for more information on animal removal services or the plague.
The above information was adapted from the CDC's National Center for Infectious Disease at http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/plague.htm.
We provide Plague Prevention for the following cities: Angel Fire, Cochiti, Edgewood, Eldorado, Espanola, Galisteo, Glorieta, Lamy, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, Madrid, Nambe, Pecos, Pojoaque, Santa Fe, Taos
We also cover the following counties: Valencia, Bernilillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe
