Dr. Ashley Alker

But it is generally larger mammals.

Bats, you know, they're on the small side.

But squirrels usually die before they can give the disease to others.

So raccoons are definitely something you need to worry about.

Dogs, cats that are feral, unvaccinated.

And then bats, as I said.

So that's something to definitely watch out for and information that's kind of helpful for you to have in your real life.

Other things, water can be deadly in overconsumption.

So you never want to give a baby under six months water and you never as an adult want to drink copious amounts of water.

that doesn't contain electrolytes.

And that is because it causes something both in babies and in adults called hyponatremia that can result in brain swelling, seizure, and death.

It might have been what caused the death of actor Bruce Lee.

There's a lot of debate about this, but it definitely has caused issues in other people.

And it's more common than you think.

For

had a seizure due to hyponatremia due to water overconsumption.

It happens a lot in marathon runners.

And basically what it is is that your kidneys can only process a certain amount of water.

So if you drink gallons of water and there are no electrolytes to balance out that water, you dilute your blood to the point that the electrolytes in your blood drop and that changes, it shifts water.

you know, water in and out of the brain tissue and eventually causes swelling.