Petco‬‬

A 10-year-old boy passed away. He bought a rodent from pet store, Petco.  Family believed that boy death due to rat-bite fever. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was able to determine that rat-bite fever was behind his quick and sudden death.

Pet-Related Infections

Anthrax
Arbovirus
Avian Influenza
B virus (Herpes B)
Bites from Animals
Brucellosis
Campylobacteriosis
Cat Scratch Disease
Cryptococcosis
Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae)
Dead Animal Disposal
E. coli
Fish Tank Granuloma (Mycobacteriosis)
Giardiasis
Hantavirus
Histoplasmosis
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lyme Disease
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
MRSA in Animals
Plague
Petting Zoos and Animal Exhibits
Psittacosis (Parrot fever)
Rabies
Raccoon Roundworm
Rat Bite Fever
Ringworm (Dermatophytosis)
Roundworm (Toxocariasis)
Salmonellosis
Tick-borne Relapsing Fever
Toxoplasmosis
Tularemia
Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)
West Nile Virus
Zika Virus