pest health hazards

Hantavirus

If you have a rat problem in your insulation, then you must we wary of the Hantavirus. Rats excrete the virus in their urine, saliva, and droppings. A person may be exposed to hantavirus by breathing contaminated dust after disturbing or cleaning rodent droppings or nests, or by living or working in rodent-infested settings.

Leptospirosis

Rats, among other rodents, are also knownt to spread Leptospirosis. Humans are infected through contact with water, food, or soil containing urine from these infected animals (i.e. rats, mice). The disease can also be transmitted through direct contact with urine, blood or tissue from an infected animal. The bacteria can enter through broken skin or through the soft tissues on the inside of the mouth, nose or eyes.

Murine Typhus

An Acute infectious disease that is transmitted to humans by rat fleas and feces. The symptoms include fever, headache, and rash, body aches & pains, chills.

Salmonella

Bacteria which cause disease in humans and animals and is transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces.

Preventative Measures

At one point your attic has more than likely been infested with rodents, which may carry many of these diseases. In order to protect yourself and your family from rodents transmitting these disease within your ousehold the following measures should be taken. Remove rodent feces & urine.Keep rodents out of your home. Remove rodent food sources. Clean up rodent infested areas. Lastly, make sure you wash your hands after contact with animal feces. Attic Guys can provide all of these services to you and guarantee your attic will be clean. We will make sure to take extra precaution that we not spread these diseases while cleaning your attic.

Animal Waste Removal Los Angeles

We are the only company that does animal waste removal in Los Angeles, along with our insulation services. Waste removal involves several steps:

• First is cleaning up the rat droppings, urine, and carcasses, this may include removing the old insulation.
• Second, decontaminate the entire area affected by the rat infestation and remove the rats as well. Lastly, the rats or mice must be expertly blocked from re-entering your home or office. This service can be applied to mice, possums, raccoons, and birds.

Rat cleanup is the first step in getting rid of a rat infestation. Rats leave behind urine, droppings, and pheromones which all attract other rats. Until this rat contamination is cleaned up, you will continue to attract rats to your home or office.

Rat cleanup is also important to get rid of the diseases the CDC points out rats can transmit. Rat cleanup is the only sure way to prevent the rat contamination that is on your home from being spread through the home or place of business and possibly infecting a family member or pet.

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