Mice infestation though common in people’s home not many are aware that they can spread deadly diseases among family members. Mice are carriers of dangerous Hantavirus and other viruses and bacteria and also harbor parasites like ticks, mites and fleas that can transmit diseases like plague, LCMV, Meningitis, Solmonellosis, and other diseases. Knowing the mice in your home will keep you prepared to face the consequences and also take an express decision to exterminate them from your home. Exterminating mice from home is a specialist job expertly done by mouse exterminator Brampton such as BBPP, the best in the field for your town and nearby areas.
Types of mice and the infection they carry
House Mouse
The House Mouse or Muse musculus is a round shaped, fur coated, point snouted and large eared small mammal with big beady eyes. Its average weight is 15-20 gm and may grow up to 115 mm. It may look innocent by appearance but it can devastate homes with its food stealing habits and food and surface contamination. It carries the dangerous Hantavirus in its body and it can transmit the disease to human via urine, droppings, saliva and hair. Hantavirus can cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or HPS.
Deer Mouse
From nose to tail it can measure up to 12 to 28 cm and will weigh about 32 gm and its name is derived from its fur which resembles a deer’s. it has white belly and legs and has a bio-colored tail. It is also known as field mice as it choose its nesting location outdoors and make way in to homes only when resources run out. Among the many diseases this rodent carried includes Hantavirus, Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis and babesiosis. This is a dangerous rodent which may enter your homes during winter and start breeding babies and diseases.
White footed mouse
This mouse with its round and slender body can grow up to 10 cm and has pointed nose and large black eyes that are beady. It has large ears covered with hair and has bi-colored fur with brown-reddish tinge. It can also grow a tail which can be between 5cm and 13cm. This is most found in Ontario, Canada and other North American states and it is zoologically known as Peromyscus leucopus. It usually avoids living in human habitants but take up residence occasion when outside environment becomes unfriendly. Diseases carried by this mouse include Hantavirus, Lyme disease etc.
Harvest Mouse
This type of mouse species are known to posses tails that are long and narrow. These are nocturnal like other rodents but have keen smell sense. Their fur is made up with brownish color and they have a white belly with distinct white markings the spinal line. This rodent can grow up to 17 cm and their tails can grow from5-10 cm. It carries bacterial infections like Salmonellosis that can cause acute dehydration owing to vomiting, diarrhea, and fever in inhabitants.
The above mentioned mice types are mostly found North America and Canada. Eating food or touching surface contaminated by them can transmit the diseases to human. These are highly dangerous diseases that can lead to fatalities if immediately medical care is not administered to victims. If you want to prevent these eventualities you must engage an experienced Pest Control Brampton such as BBPP, the best mouse exterminator in the area. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send email to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.