Have Mice ?? Better read !!!

James White

James White

Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
Have Mice ?? Hatavirus

Alert sent to me by USDA,I think yall should be aware of.
(PS...We take care of these types of rodents)


A woman is hospitalized in Great Falls with hantavirus, the Maryland health department said.

It's the 17th case of hantavirus reported this spring. A Charles County man died of the disease in late March.

"There is no specific treatment, cure or vaccine for hantavirus," the Department of Public Health and Human Services said. "But if infections are recognized early and patients receive medical care in an intensive care unit, they are more likely to do well."

The state agency identified the woman, in her 20s. as a healthy individual. Officials said they were still investigating how and where the woman may have acquired the illness.

Hantavirus is contracted by inhaling airborne particles from dried droppings, urine and saliva of infected deer mice. It is not contagious from person to person.

Jim Murphy, the agency's communicable disease surveillance officer, said spring and summer are the worst time of the year for hantavirus.

Most cases of hantavirus have been associated with prolonged exposure to rodent-infected vacant cabins or other dwellings; cleaning barns or other outbuildings; disturbing rodent-infested areas while hiking or camping; planting or harvesting fields; living in or visiting areas where there has been an increase in rodents. "Even the most immaculate home can have mice,and normal pest control companies ,do not have the traing to deal with the problem,as Deer Mice , are controlled by Trained Wildlife Management Agents."

"We saw a huge cluster of hantavirus cases about this time last year," Murphy said.

301 cases of hantavirus have been reported in Maryland since the disease was first discovered here in 1999 and 47 people have died.
 
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James White

James White

Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
Traps are traps,Very true,and can be done by homeowners.

just be careful handling the dead mice.

And if anyone chooses to use poison that you get from local supply stores,Know that it will kill them,but the dead ones can be consumed when they go off to die,by cats,dogs and many other wildlife & Birds.

There are poisons out there,that drop them dead in a few seconds but not available to the public.

Stick with the old snap traps,or glue traps,and wear gloves and clean up the rodent droopins and dispose of in a sealed bag.

Just posted this for everyones info,not for Biz,I stay busy enough.
 
Toxick

Toxick

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Originally posted by James White
Hantavirus is contracted by inhaling airborne particles from dried droppings, urine and saliva of infected deer mice. It is not contagious from person to person.
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If you see mouse feces and are concerned about this you should spray them with a mixture of bleach and water and mop them up.

Spray any dead mice found with bleach and water before removal.

Although there is a bit of hype is attatched to this virus, since it is so fast-moving and dangerous, it is actually very rare. (although people probably survive it thinking they had a particularly nasty flu, and never report it to doctors)

Nevertheless, it is advisable NOT to inhale powdered mouse feces.
 
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Kain99

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Early Symptoms of Hemorrhagic Fever (Hantaan Virus)

These symptoms include: Fever
Severe Muscle Pain
Bloodshot Eyes
Redness of the face and upper body
Vomiting, diarrhea, and mild general edema (swelling caused by accumulation of fluids in tissue spaces)
Tiny pinpoint sized purple or red spots on the skin (AKA petechiae)

Late Symptoms

As the infection progresses, these symptoms include:

Impairment of the blood's ability to clot
Wall of the capillaries may be damaged permitting blood to escape and causing hemorrhaging (excessive bleeding)
Amount of blood circulating through the body is reduced, producing shock (characterized by pale, cold extremities; a rapid weak pulse; and falling blood pressure)
 
James White

James White

Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
From the CDC.



What Are The Symptoms of HPS?

Early symptoms

Early symptoms include fatigue, fever and muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups-thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders. These symptoms are universal.

There may also be headaches, dizziness, chills, and abdominal problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. About half of all HPS patients experience these symptoms.




Late symptoms

Four to 10 days after the initial phase of illness, the late symptoms of HPS appear. These include coughing and shortness of breath, with the sensation of, as one survivor put it, a "...tight band around my chest and a pillow over my face" as the lungs fill with fluid.




Uncommon symptoms

Earache, sore throat, runny nose, and rash are very uncommon symptoms of HPS.

How long after contracting the virus do symptoms appear?

Due to number of HPS cases, the "incubation time" is not positively known. However, on the basis of limited information, it appears that symptoms may develop between 1 and 5 weeks after exposure to urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents.

Another important point to remember from the data that the CDC Special Pathogens Branch keeps on all reported cases of HPS, is that it appears many people who have become ill were in a situation where they did not see rodents or rodent droppings. Other people have had frequent contact with rodents and their droppings before becoming ill. This apparent inconsistency makes it very difficult to pin down the precise time when the virus was transmitted.
 
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Kizzy

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I wonder :confused: if you can get this from say.... HAMSTERS :yikes:

















Oh yea, that's right, I killed them all. :bawl:
 
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