(Newswire.net — October 28, 2016) — Across the entire world, in nearly every single known country, rats and mice have been found to spread at least 35 different diseases to human beings. These diseases are spread directly to people through the handling of the rodent, contact with the bowel movements of a rodent or simply through a single bite on the skin. These diseases can also be spread through third-parties, such as mites or fleas that have recently feasted on an infected mouse or rat. This is why hiring pest control professionals like UltraPro Pest Protection to sweep your home for any mice or rats before moving in fully with your family is highly advisable by most organizations.
The Diseases
There are a variety of communicable diseases that a rodent can transfer to a human being. These include:
– Lassa Fever – Lassa Fever is spread through dust that has been contaminated by rodent urine. For the most part, the fever only prevalent in West Africa, but it can spread easily.
– Rat-Bite Fever – This particular disease is spread through a bite or scratch from an infected mouse or rat. The disease is currently worldwide and is a cause for concern.
– Tularemia – Tularemia may sound like a made up disease, but the threat is very real to people around the world. By handling the carcass of a deceased rodent, one becomes susceptible to the disease.
How to Prevent Disease
The best way to prevent the spread of any disease from mice or rats is by taking a few precautionary steps, especially when handling rodents in any manner.
– Dead Rodents – You should avoid handling dead rodents whenever possible. Dead rodents can numerous diseases that can be spread to human beings. If you must handle the carcass of a rodent, wear proper protection, such as a HEPA mask and rubber gloves.
– Rodent Proof – You should rodent proof your home as best as possible by repairing any damage to your house. Use wire mesh or foam in any exposed areas, and install brush strips at the bottom of doors to prevent any mice from sneaking in.
– Professionals – You should call pest control professionals if you are worried of a rodent infestation. This can be a serious problem that only a professional can get out of your home.
The Professionals
As previously stated, homeowners should contact rodent control professionals should a problem arise. A single mouse in the home may not make many people worry these days, but where one is hiding, there could easily be more hidden just out of sight. Mice have a habit of infesting the walls of a home, whether the home is new or old and could spread like the plague throughout.
They infest your clothing, chewing holes in everything you love to wear. They break into the cabinets to feast on your food and build nests where you least expect them. A nest can easily spawn baby rodents, who will grow up living in your house and potentially spreading more diseases.
Mice love to breed. If there is food and water readily available within your home, the opportunity for tens or hundreds of mice becomes greater. Disease can spread far more quickly amongst an entire colony than just a single rodent infesting your home. These diseases can then infect you.
A professional like UltraPro Pest Protection can come into your home and determine the damage that may have been wrought down by these pests. There are various methods to remove rodents from your home, like rat traps, to evacuate them from your home for good.
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