How to get rid of a mouse Threat "Eeek!" There's a mouse in the house. " In the old classic cartoons may be the lady standing on the chair, holding her skirts and screaming bloody murder over a tiny mouse knew anything about the mouse that you do not?
That shit looks like the mouse. We know that you do not want to see, but now you know a way to know if there's a mouse in your house.
Although the cartoon was probably frightened lady overreacted because a mouse is probably not dangerous, but what if your house is infested with mice? Where there is a mouse there could be many. Did you know that mice reproduce so quickly that one breeding pair can produce up to 200 offspring in four months, a population explosion outright?
If you are concerned if you see a mouse in your house? If health and safety of your family is important to you, the answer is yes. Even if a mouse is certainly no panic, there is cause to start becoming a knowledgeable observer.
Health Implications
The mice are known carriers of viruses and bacteria, and also heavily infested with other pests such as ticks, lice, fleas and mites, all of which may be injurious to your health.
Direct infection - through urine, feces or saliva of deer mice and several other common species of mouse transmit Hantavirus, a potentially deadly virus that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Humans are infected when they inhale the aerosolized virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the virus has been identified throughout the United States and the primary mode of prevention against rodents in and around the house.
The mice are also infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). This virus is particularly dangerous for pregnant women because the virus can be transmitted from infected mother to her unborn child resulting from the loss of pregnancy or severe birth defects in the developing fetus. Transmission of the virus from mice to humans occurs when the urine, blood, saliva, droppings or nesting material of mice bearing come into contact with humans through a break in the skin, a bite of an infected rodent or inhalation of bacteria-laden dust or droplets while sweeping infected droppings. An estimated 5% of adults have blood tests positive for LCMV, indicating infection at some point in their lives. A person with a normal immune system may be infected but have no symptoms. On the other hand, some people show flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, headache and muscle aches. In severe infections, meningitis can cause.
Indirect infection - Mice are also hosts for immature ticks (which carry certain pathogens such as bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease in the U.S.), fleas that transmit rickettsial infections and Other diseases to humans, and disease-carrying lice. (For a list of diseases known to be transmitted by rodents, some of which are mice, see cdc.gov / rodents / diseases.)
The most common types of mice
The four types of mice the most prevalent in the U.S. are (1) House Mouse (2) deer mice (3) in rats and the roof (4) Norway rat. The largest is the Norway rat and the smallest of the deer mouse. You can distinguish one from another by tail length, fur color, size of ears and eyes, and nose shape. Visit orkin.com / rodent / mouse to house images of four types.
What to Watch
Mice are attracted to food, water and heat, the main reasons for invading homes and outbuildings. In northern climates, owners tend to see the mouse more regularly in the colder months, because the mouse immune warm, dry homes provide tight. Also appear to be more prevalent during and after violent weather such as hurricanes, as they migrate from outside to inside in search of protection against the elements and a place to plac.
Posted on February 15, 2010.
