Mice are cute but ugly creatures as they are often found wallowing in sewer or scavenging the trash bins. It is not all they also carry parasites like mites, ticks and fleas that are infected with various viruses that they pass on to mice and rats. A flea bite that has been living inside the fur of the mice can get you infected and make you suffer from deadly diseases like Hantavirus, plague, rat-bite-fever, LCMV and other such diseases. These are diseases that have no definite cure and are treated under emergency care and anti-biotic medicines. Any delay in treatment could cost you lives. If you go back in history you would come to know that plague spread by dead rats erased entire communities from the earth in Europe. This may happen if you are not careful, so it is advised that you call BBPP, the most effective Mice Control Services Thornhill if you have mice infestation and get rid of it at once.
Block entries and remove all trace of food in the open
Dreadful diseases spread by mice and rats make them dangerous so be proactive and ensure that your home is not invaded by them. Only way you can stop their entry in to your home is by blocking entry points such as holes and crevices developed in the walls, foundation, crawl spaces and basements. Another way you can stop them from living in your home is to deprive them of food and water. Keep your house clean and use disinfectants to remove the food smell. Clean up after kitchen and dining area after dinner and do not leave any trace of food crumbs or residues. Empty garden pitchers, buckets and puddles and make sure no water is available to mice.
If you already have an infestation in the bud you can use traps to capture them and leave them in the wild or kill them. Using hazardous chemicals that kill mice is not advised because it may have adverse effects on family members, so call professionals like BBPP to handle this part. Professional exterminators will be meticulous in their approach and will take all the precautions required such as protective clothing, rodenticide, equipment and the right extermination procedure.
Dangerous diseases spread by mice
Hantavirus (Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome)
This attacks your respiratory and neurological systems and you can catch this virus if you directly handle a mice that is infected or through the rodent’ droppings, urine and saliva. Droppings will get dry and in due course of time become dust and become airborne. These infected particles will get in to your nostrils and reach your respiratory system. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis is similarly spread and will have the same symptoms and causes like Hantavirus.
Leptospirosis
This disease is spread either directly by handling the animal or drinking water which is mixed with mice urine. Leptospirosis can damage your kidneys when infected. It can also induce meningitis which will attack your brain and spinal cord.
Salmonellosis
This disease can affect children who are younger than 5 years of age. The infection is spread through mice feces. This disease can cause diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps, fever etc. however this disease can be treated without any special medicine.
Plague
Plague is spread by mice through fleas and mites that remain in rodents fur cover. Treatment for plague is available though you should be careful and avoid the infection.
If you have an infestation at home and want to prevent the above rodent induced diseases, you will be better served by the engagement of BBPP, most effective pest control service Thornhill and also for other towns nearby. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.