Kentucky REHS Practice Test 2025 – Complete Exam Prep Guide

The disease that is characterized by its transmission through rodent bites is Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. This respiratory disease is caused by hantaviruses, which are primarily spread to humans through contact with the urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents, or through bites. While rodents play a critical role in the transmission of this virus, the specific route of transmission in the context of Hantavirus is not typically through bites directly but rather through exposure to contaminated materials.

Bubonic plague, on the other hand, is primarily transmitted through bites from infected fleas that live on rodents, as well as through direct contact with infected animals. Therefore, although rodents are involved in the transmission cycle of bubonic plague, it is not correct to characterize its transmission as being specifically through rodent bites.

Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are both transmitted through tick bites rather than any kind of rodent interaction. Therefore, they do not relate to transmission through rodents.

In summary, the correct disease associated with rodent bites is Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, due to its association with rodent contact rather than bubonic plague, which is linked to flea bites from infected rodents.