How Hantavirus Spreads — Rodent Vectors & Transmission Routes

Reading and reference.

• How hantavirus spreads

  Mainly by inhaling aerosolized particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.

• Deer mouse identification: how to recognize the main hantavirus reservoir

  Visual and behavioral cues to distinguish the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) from house mice and other rodents.