11/07/2025
🧹🐭 Hantavirus: A Hidden Danger You Can Help Prevent!
It is important to stay alert to the risks of hantavirus—a rare but serious illness carried by infected rodents. You can help protect yourself and your family by cleaning up safely and staying vigilant in homes, garages, sheds, and other spaces where rodents might nest.
✔️ Seal up holes and gaps around your home
✔️ Store food in rodent-proof containers
✔️ Avoid stirring up dust when cleaning areas with rodent droppings—spray with disinfectant first
✔️ Wear gloves and a mask when cleaning affected spaces
Together, we can keep Carson City safe and healthy. Prevention starts at home!
To learn more about Hantavirus, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/index.html