While usually transmitted by ticks, haemobartonellosis can also be carried by fleas. The disease targets red blood cells and can range from mild to very severe symptoms. If very severe, haemobartonellosis can cause cats to suffer anemia that results in weight loss and a fast heart rate.
Alpha radiation is a type of energy released when certain radioactive elements decay or break down. For example, uranium and thorium are two radioactive elements found naturally in the earthâs crust.
Alpha Beta Gamma Radiation. An alpha particle has two protons and two neutrons, so it has a positive charge. (Since it has two protons it is a helium nucleus.) It is produced from large nuclei. When an atom emits an alpha particle, the atom's mass number decreases by four due to the loss of the four nucleons in the alpha particle.