Rodent-borne

Hantavirus: According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, this virus is a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes.

No one seemed to know what was wrong with Kiley Lane. For weeks, the 27-year-old wife and mother had been suffering severe pain and swelling in her abdomen, telling doctors, nurses and loved ones that she felt like she had a seat belt stretched across her stomach.

The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetising, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The pop-up cafe offers visitors a chance to munch on a breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea, and enjoy a bit of play time with a small handful of rats.

Hantavirus: According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, this virus is a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes.

No one seemed to know what was wrong with Kiley Lane. For weeks, the 27-year-old wife and mother had been suffering severe pain and swelling in her abdomen, telling doctors, nurses and loved ones that she felt like she had a seat belt stretched across her stomach.

The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetising, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The pop-up cafe offers visitors a chance to munch on a breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea, and enjoy a bit of play time with a small handful of rats.