You should remove trash, food sources, and dense shrubbery that are within feet of your home so that mice and rats will not create nests near your home. Store all food and garbage in tightly sealed containers. All mouse and rat urine, droppings, and nesting materials should be cleaned with a strong disinfectant or a mixture of bleach and water.
Let the area soak for 5 minutes before drying. Be sure not to sweep or vacuum the urine, droppings, or nests. This will stir the virus particles and cause them to become airborne, which will allow them to be inhaled.
Always wear a mask and protective gloves when cleaning materials that may contain mouse or rat urine, droppings, or nesting materials. Always wear rubber or plastic gloves when handling a dead animal. The dead rodent and surrounding area should be sprayed with a strong disinfectant or mixture of bleach and water.
You should allow the animal to soak for 5 minutes before placing it in a tightly sealed plastic bag. Next, place the full bag into another sealed bag and throw it into a trashcan that is regularly emptied. Remember to wash your hands and dispose of the gloves without touching other surfaces. Click here for more information about hantavirus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is hantavirus?
How is it spread? Who is at risk? Some activities will increase the risk of exposure, such as: Cleaning out garages, storage facilities, or barns that were vacant during the winter Cleaning a home that may have housed mice or rats Working in construction, utility, or pest control jobs Hiking and camping in areas where mice or rats may live What are the symptoms of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome HPS?
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. Rodents That Carry Hantavirus. Topic Overview Hantaviruses are found in the saliva, urine, and droppings of infected rodents, which show no signs of illness. Each hantavirus is carried by a specific rodent: Sin Nombre virus SNV is carried by the deer mouse and is found throughout North America.
New York virus is carried by the white-footed mouse and is found mostly in southern New England and the mid-Atlantic, southern, midwestern, and western states.
Bayou virus is carried by the rice rat and is found mostly in Louisiana and Texas. Black Creek Canal virus is carried by the cotton rat and is found mostly in Florida. OSH Answers Fact Sheets Easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheets covering a wide range of workplace health and safety topics, from hazards to diseases to ergonomics to workplace promotion. Search all fact sheets: Search. Type a word, a phrase, or ask a question. Cases of Hantavirus infection contracted in Canada and the United States have been associated with these activities: Sweeping out a barn and other ranch buildings.
Trapping and studying mice. Using compressed air and dry sweeping to clean up wood waste in a sawmill. Handling grain contaminated with mouse droppings and urine. Entering a barn infested with mice. Planting or harvesting field crops. Occupying previously vacant dwellings. Disturbing rodent-infested areas while hiking or camping. Living in dwellings with a sizable indoor rodent population. Attempt to reduce the presence of mice and limit contact with their droppings, urine and saliva by: Storing food including pet food , water and garbage in heavy plastic or metal containers with tight fitting lids.
Sealing any holes in structures where mice may enter. Cutting back thick brush and keep grass short. Keep woodpiles away from the building.
Using rubber or plastic gloves when cleaning up signs of rodents, handling dead rodents, or other materials. When finished, clean gloves with soapy water before taking them off.
Wash hands with soapy water again after removing the gloves. Setting traps when necessary. Put rodents in a plastic bag, seal the bag, and dispose. Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water after removing the gloves.
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