Health Risks of Having a Mouse in Your House

HEALTH RISKS ving of A MOUSE IN YOUR HOUSE LYME DISEASE • Transmitted by ticks on mice • Most common in ticks on deer mice Causes fever, skin lesions, headaches, and more SALMONELLA • Type of food poisoning • Transmitted by mouse feces in food • Causes intestinal problems HANTAVIRUS • Transmitted in mouse feces, urine, and body fluids • Causes renal failure and respiratory distress • Can be fatal RAT-BITE FEVER • Despite its name, it can be caused by mice • Causes fever, vomiting, and rash • Transmitted by bite, scratch, feces, or handling a dead mouse LEPTOSPIROSIS • Transmitted by mouse urine • Causes high fever, muscle aches, jaundice, and diarrhea Can live in water and soil for months PLAGUE • Transmitted by bite of flea from an infected mouse • Causes distress in circulatory and respiratory systems • Early symptoms include high fever and weakness R lin Mh INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: MICE MOB EXTERMINATORS Mice Mab EXTERMINATORS wWW.MICEMOBEXTERMINATORS.COM Sources: http://www.victorpest.com/advice/rodents-101/rodent-dangers/rodent-transmitted-diseases http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html http://animals.pawnation.com/kind-diseases-mouse-spread-1801.html