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.
However, inside body tissues, alpha radiation is by far the most dangerous since it is highly energetic and has a strong ability to ionise other atoms. If memory serves correctly (Medical Physicists chip in here) alpha radiation deposited 20 times more energy in body tissues that gamma or beta radiation.