No homeowner wants to share their home with unwanted visitors, especially not rodents such as mice and rats. The idea of having these pests scurrying around your floors is enough to make anyone shudder. Our Omaha and Council Bluffs exterminators understand how disturbing it can be to have a rodent infestation in your home, and with always professional and friendly pest removal services, our rodent removal experts are ready to help you.
While rodents invading your home is undoubtedly a disturbing thought and can cause significant damage to your Omaha or Council Bluffs property, our exterminators believe it’s important to remember that rodents can also harm your health. When mice and rats find their way into your home, they can spread disease, bacteria, contaminate your food and cause allergic reactions. At Genie Pest Control, we always advise our clients to contact our rodent removal experts as soon as they identify the presence of rodents in their homes to prevent damage and protect their health.
Let’s take a look at four diseases that are commonly associated with rodent infestations in homes.
Bubonic Plague
You may have heard of the Bubonic Plague, also known as the “Black Death,” which a responsible for wiping out more than thirty percent of the population of Europe during the Middles Ages. Typically, this disease is spread by being bitten by an infected rodent flea, leading to headaches, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
Salmonellosis
There are approximately forty thousand cases of salmonella poisoning reported in the United States every year, causing symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. Salmonellosis is a common type of food poisoning that is often spread through rodent feces and food contamination. At Genie Pest Control, our professional exterminators recommend keeping your food in sealed containers if you think rodents may be present in your home and getting in touch with our rodent removal experts to resolve the issue right away!
Hantavirus
Transmitted to humans primarily by rodents, Hantavirus is potentially life-threatening, and early symptoms include fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. The disease is most commonly associated with the white-footed deer mouse, which can infect people exposed to, or inhale, the droppings, saliva, or urine of an infected carrier. As the number of rodents in a confined area, such as your home, increases, so does the chance of contracting this dangerous disease.
Rat-Bite Fever (RBF)
Potentially fatal, infected rodents can spread rat-bite fever or consume food that infected rats or mice have contaminated. More than two million animal bites occur in the United States every year, with rats accounting for approximately one percent of these incidents. Suppose antibiotics are not administered after contracting RBF. In that case, there can be severe health complications, including inflammation of the brain, heart, and spinal cord, damage to bones, and even death.
Keep Your Home Rodent Free And Protect Your Health
Our rodent removal experts have helped countless homeowners to rid their homes of rodents for good. If you suspect that you might have a rodent infestation on your property, be sure to contact us right away to keep your home protected and your family safe moving forward.
