Assertion: opossum | /r/CapableOf | carry disease
Facets:
value: very often
type: DEGREE
value: such as as spotted fever
type: OTHER
value: like other wildlife
type: OTHER
value: like humans
type: OTHER
value: like other animals
type: OTHER
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Do Opossums Carry Diseases?
text: Possums carry a disease called bovine Tb (tuberculosis) which they spread to cattle.
text: Opossums are resistant to rabies and rarely carry the disease.
text: However, while possums do carry certain diseases, they appear to have a certain resistance to rabies.
text: Just like humans and other animals, opossums can carry certain diseases.
text: Can Opossums Carry Diseases?
text: Opossums can also carry various parasites and diseases.
text: Opossums may carry diseases such as as spotted fever, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease.
text: Although not all opossums (or animals) carry diseases, it is a possibility.
text: Like other wildlife, opossums can carry parasites and diseases as well as cause other health issues from the feces and urine they leave around.
text: But just because they look the part doesn’t necessarily mean that opossums have rabies or can carry diseases.
text: Do opossums carry diseases?
text: In many states there are regulations about who can kill opossums, and there will also be regulations about the safe disposal of carcasses, especially in pest animals like the opossum that are known to carry diseases.
text: In many states there are regulations about who can kill opossums, and there will also be regulations about the safe disposal of carcasses, especially in pest animals like the opossum that are known to carry diseases.
text: The thing with possums is that they can very often carry disease, which is probably what is going to kill your cat before a good old scrap will.
text: The problem with possums is that even though they don’t carry diseases directly transmitted to humans from the most part, if you get in contact with possum fecal matter, you could seriously get sick from contact.
text: Do possums carry diseases?