Rats, mice, and other rodents can carry a group of harmful diseases such as leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, plague, typhus, and HPS. The latter being one of the most dangerous caused by the Hantavirus. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but fatal lung infection transmitted by rodents through feces and urine that aerosolizes and travels through the air. Also, having direct contact with feces or urine and then touching your mouth, eyes or nose can be fatal. ​

 

It should be noted that leptospirosis is a bacteria that infects more than one million people annually, causing around 60,000 deaths. It is transmitted through urine.​

 

According to the CDC, the best way to protect yourself and your family from these diseases is to keep rats, mice, and other rodents out of your home. A Seek Pest Solutions expert can take care of it.