Can you get sick from being around rat droppings?
Can you get sick from being around rat droppings? Diseases caused by rats can be transmitted through bites or scratches. Rat feces illness can be transmitted to humans through rat droppings and urine left around your home. Humans can also get sick through contaminated food caused by rats running across countertops where food is later prepared. Is rat poop edible? You've probably eaten mouse poop -- and the federal government is just fine with that. It's also fine with mold, rat hairs and insect legs. What virus is caused by rat droppings? Hantavirus is spread when virus-containing particles from rodent...