Comment on How worried should we be about hantavirus right now?
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 5 days agoA former colleague got it in the area of Heidenheim. They were sweeping out the attic of a very old, mouse infested house and didn’t wear any masks though they swept up a lot of dust.
As long as you don’t act careless while in a more risky environment you’re usually fine when it comes to hanta virus.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Is it the “mouse infested” part that made it risky?
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 4 days ago
Yes, mouse excrements were the culprit. Because they weren’t wearing masks or other protection they swirled particles up in the air and breathed them in. So us actually pretty easy to avoid :)