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Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is a potentially fatal respiratory illness caused by a virus found in the saliva, urine, and droppings of some rodents. People can become infected with the virus by breathing contaminated dust, touching an infected rodent or rodent urine or droppings, or being bitten by an infected rodent.
Rodent mites are capable of surviving for long periods without feeding and travelling long distances when seeking hosts. [4] Cases have been reported in homes, libraries, [5] hospitals [6] and care homes. [7] A similar condition, known as gamasoidosis, is caused by avian mites. [8]
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is one of two potentially fatal syndromes of zoonotic origin caused by species of hantavirus. [2] These include Black Creek Canal virus (BCCV), New York orthohantavirus (NYV), Monongahela virus (MGLV), Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV), and certain other members of hantavirus genera that are native to the United States and Canada.
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
“It is transmitted by various rodents, especially the deer mouse, and can cause mild disease, but it does cause fatal illness in a significant percentage of people who acquire this illness," he ...
Live drain flies and mouse droppings were found in the establishment. The health department noted that "Pans are stained with grease and other residues due to age and lack of proper cleaning ...
Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary fever, bogger, and epidemic arthritic erythema.
A Springfield restaurant had mouse droppings behind its bar and in its basement this week. Education was provided, according to the June 24 report. Health inspection finds mouse droppings at ...