Which statement about mice diseases is true?

• A. They Disseminate Typhus and Rickettsialpox, Dermatitis
• B. They Transmit Malaria
• C. They Cause Lyme Disease
• D. They Do Not Carry Diseases

Answer: (A)

Mice can spread disease through the parasites that live on or with them. Fleas that feed on mice can transmit murine typhus, and mites that infect mice can spread rickettsialpox. Skin irritation or dermatitis can also occur as a reaction to these mite bites. In contrast, malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, not mice, and Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks (with mice serving as a reservoir, not the direct disseminator). So the statement that mice disseminate typhus and rickettsialpox, along with dermatitis from mite bites, is the true one.