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by dreamcompiler 563 days ago
The problem with squirrels and other wild rodents is plague. Yeah, that plague: The Black Death. It's not spread by bites but merely close contact.

It's treatable with antibiotics if caught early, but still a few people a year die from it in the US. Usually in the Rocky Mountain states.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_(disease)