Hantavirus Prevention
Critter Control of Santa Fe specializes in the removal and control of rodents, including mice and rats. With deer mice as common carriers of the hantavirus, we know how important it is to remove rodents from your home and keep them from returning.
What is the hantavirus?
The hantavirus is a virus commonly carried by the deer mouse that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
How is the hantavirus spread?
The hantavirus is spread through the urine, droppings and saliva of rodents, most commonly deer mice. It is transmitted through aerosolization, when humans breathe in the aerosols from dried rodent excrement or saliva.
What are the symptoms of the hantavirus?
When humans come into contact with the hantavirus, they generally come down with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a deadly disease that has symptoms similar to those of the flu, including dry cough, headache, nausea and vomiting.
How can hantavirus infection be prevented?
The best way to prevent hantavirus infection is through rodent control, removal and clean-up. The professionals at Critter Control of Santa Fe can prevent rodents from contaminating your area by sealing up all points of entry. When it comes to removing rodents from your home, you should always call a Critter Control professional to ensure the safest and most effective methods of rodent removal and cleaning rodent-infested areas to be implemented.
Contact Critter Control of Santa Fe today for more information about rodent removal and control, or the prevention of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
The above information was adapted from the CDC's National Center for Infectious Disease at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/noframes/FAQ.htm.
We provide Hantavirus Prevention for the following cities: Angel Fire, Cochiti, Edgewood, Eldorado, Espanola, Galisteo, Glorieta, Lamy, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, Madrid, Nambe, Pecos, Pojoaque, Santa Fe, Taos
We also cover the following counties: Valencia, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Bernilillo
