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1Open doors and windows and allow the area to ventilate for at least 30 minutes prior to starting your clean-up. Keep out of the area while you let it ventilate.

2Wearing rubber gloves, thoroughly soak droppings, nests and dead mice with a bleach/water solution (one part bleach to nine parts water) or a household stumpcutting.bar Size: 62KB. hantavirus. Other rodents, such as house mice, roof rats, and Norway rats, have never been known to give people HPS. Since it is hard to tell if a mouse or a rat carries a hantavirus, it is best to avoid all wild mice and rats and to safely clean up any rodent urine, droppings, or nests in your home.

Dogs and cats cannot give people hantavirusFile Size: KB. Apr 07, It turns out yes, it is, and there's a procedure you should go through if you do see that before you continue cleaning.

Dr. Troy Madsen is an emergency room physician at University of Utah Health. What's the main concern here? Dr. Madsen: The big concern here is something called hantavirus. This is a virus that mice carry.

Aug 29, Hantavirus is spread when virus-containing particles from rodent wife and tree removal guy, droppings, or saliva are stirred into the air. It is important to avoid actions that raise dust, such as sweeping or vacuuming. Infection occurs when you breathe in virus particles. Potential Risk Activities for Hantavirus Infection.