Mice & Rats
Rodents
Rodent, it means to gnaw…
These creatures all have teeth that they must use to keep them filed down and sharp. In buildings they damage doors, floors, ceilings, walls, and more. What do we mean by more? Electrical wires, pipes, drains foundations… even automobiles and electronics. We haven’t even talked about how they affect health.
The Health effects on humans
Mice and Rats are known to carry diseases. Most notably the Hantavirus, a respiratory illness caused by a virus.
How the disease spreads
Breathing in dust that is contaminated with rodent urine or droppings
Direct contact with rodents or their urine and droppings
Bite wounds, although this does not happen frequently
Rodents also carry fleas that can be infected with the plague.
click here to see what the CDC says