[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Just wear a mask and watch out for Dr. Science (Fauci).


Thread hijack aside, it's common among rodents. Handle your dead chipmunks with care!

In all seriousness, I thought this was very much a thing of the past. Further, I had no idea rodents, rabbits and the like were that dangerous.

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/index.html My brother and my brother in law like to camp in the mountains where this is a concern... and then there's hantavirus where the fatality rate is 35% and 95% of the cases are in the Western United States. It is caused by the Sin Nombre virus, one of a family of viruses that is found worldwide. It can be transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/HantaviruscaseView/index.html

I had seen an episode of Ice Road Truckers where the one driver became sick while on the road. It was discovered his truck had had a mice infestation and the driver was treated for Hantavirus. The driver ended up in the hospital.