Mice infestation is not a new phenomenon as it happens regularly in households and commercial establishments. Mice breed in colonies which is bad news for your household because they can devastate your food stock, damage structures and spread deadly diseases among family members. The last element is mostly ignored by inhabitants or house owners, because not many know the consequences of letting mice eat and contaminate your food and also contaminate spaces that you regularly use. Mice are super spreaders of diseases because they are large in numbers can spread diseases like salmonella, bubonic plague, LCMV and Hantavirus either directly or indirectly. These diseases can assume terminal proportions if medical is not given to the family member who is infected by mice. Waiting for such things to happen to your family members may not be wise move so it is advised that you contact professionals like BBPP, the most effective mouse exterminator Kleiburg and get rid of them and prevent further damage.
It is well known fact that mice steal food from your kitchen and storage while taking refuge in to your home where they build nests in crevices, attic, barn, clutter and other sheltered places. They not only contaminate surfaces with their feces, saliva, urine and hair besides wasting food material and contaminating them. The contamination can bring the following diseases to your home:
Salmonella
It is a bacterial infection that infects your intestines and it is caused by Salmonella bacteria. Anyone who eats the food that is contaminated by rats and mice will get it. This is a dangerous when the bacteria infect children below 5 years of age. It could also attack elder people and generally aims to dent your immune system.
Hantavirus
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome or HPS is a extreme illness which triggered by mice droppings. If you come in contact with the infected mice’ droppings or urine you will catch this one. When you clean your barn, sheds or outbuilding take precaution because you may come in contact with mice droppings. Hantavirus can be fatal if victim is not treated with appropriate anti-biotic medicines.
Leptospirosis
You can get leptospirosis if you are exposed to rodents that have been infected by the virus. Symptoms can be hard to find as somebody will become very ill while others don’t show symptoms. The virus is sent to outside world by mice urine and if you touch soil or water that is already contaminated you will become ill.
Plague
Bubonic Plague or Black Death can be lethal if the victim is not attended by medics immediately. It is transmitted to human and pets by fleas that have been infected by rodents. Immediate diagnose and treatment is necessary or it may be late. This virus can also infect human through their pet animals. However the disease is treatable with antibiotics.
Tularemia
This is another virus that is commonly found in rodents, hares, beavers, squirrels and others. Tularemia can make you very ill when they come in contact with the virus. Even raw meat which is infected can spread the disease among humans. Avoiding animal contact that is infected will save you from this disease.
Rat bite fever
It is caused by bacteria and mice carry them to human. Even if an infected rat or mouse scratches your skin you will catch this disease. If it is your profession to handle rodents then you may be caught off guard by the virus and get infected.
All these diseases have the potential to become lethal and you could become a victim if you don’t take measures to exterminate mice from your home. You can get in touch with BBPP, the best pest control Kleinburg and for nearby towns on phone number 647-910-6315 or by email to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.